International Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a international 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 international studies program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in international studies from UCLA.

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

UCLA International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

UCLA International Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international studies progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 international studies major at UCLA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48

How Much Do International Studies Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of international studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $43,229. This is 47% higher than $29,348, which is the national average for all international studies bachelor's degree recipients.

International Studies Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA International Studies Bachelor’s Program

The international studies program at UCLA awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international 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 international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in international studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sustainability Science
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Human Biology
• Cognitive Science

Careers That International Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in international 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
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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.