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Geography at California State University - Los Angeles

Geography at California State University - Los Angeles

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

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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

Cal State LA Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
  • Master’s Degree in Geography

Cal State LA Geography Rankings

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

Geography Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Geography Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography 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 geography.

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

Cal State LA Geography Master’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 75% 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 geography.

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

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Geographers 120 $85,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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