African American Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a african american studies school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's african american studies program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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

UCLA African American Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies
• Master’s Degree in African American Studies

UCLA African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at UCLA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for African American 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.

African American Studies Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical african american studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 15% more men than 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 african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCLA African American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of african american studies master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the african american studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 african american studies.

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

Related Majors

• Native American Studies
• Asian-American Studies
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other
• Latino Studies

Careers That African American Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in african american 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
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.