Area Studies at California State University - Long Beach

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what California State University - Long Beach has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 42 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Area Studies Degrees Available

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

CSULB Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at CSULB 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
Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	67

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in area studies from CSULB. This makes it the #44 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $30,213. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a bachelor's degree in area studies from CSULB. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from CSULB in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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

CSULB 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.