Ethnic Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying ethnic 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.

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

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

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

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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 ethnic studies.

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

The following ethnic studies concentations are available at California State University - Los Angeles. 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
Latino Studies	27
African American Studies	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	9

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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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