Ethnic Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UCLA Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UCLA 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% 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 UCLA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	19
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UCLA Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

The following ethnic studies concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Latino Studies	143
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	88
African American Studies	85
Asian-American Studies	29
Native American Studies	13

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 University of California - 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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.