Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if California State University - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Cal State LA.

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

Cal State LA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Cal State LA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	192
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Cal State LA. This makes it the #15 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Cal State LA. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	46
Area Studies	19

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
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 Justefrain under License

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