Area Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in area studies.

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

Cal State LA Area Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Cal State LA Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 area studies majors earned their master's degree from Cal State LA. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 55% 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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 California State University - 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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.