Area Studies at California State University - Chico

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Chico. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Chico State Area Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Chico State Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Chico State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at California State University - Chico.

Chico State Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Chico. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Latin American Studies	7
Asian Studies	4

Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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