Area Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Cal State LA.

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 LA Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area 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 studies major at Cal State LA 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 Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Cal State LA. This makes it the #17 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Area Studies from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 48% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.