Mathematics at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 43 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Cal State LA Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Cal State LA Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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 math major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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 Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	136

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in math from Cal State LA. This makes it the #73 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Math Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 11 math students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 66% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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.