Area Studies at California State University - Fullerton

Every area studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area studies program at California State University - Fullerton stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Cal State Fullerton.

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.

Cal State Fullerton Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Cal State Fullerton Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Cal State Fullerton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Cal State Fullerton 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	61
	73

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #31 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State Fullerton Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $26,666. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at Cal State Fullerton awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal State Fullerton Area Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in area studies from Cal State Fullerton. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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

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

Cal State Fullerton also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 - Fullerton.

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.