Ethnic Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic 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, 9 students received their master's degree in ethnic studies.

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.

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 32% 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 ethnic studies.

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

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 California State University - 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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.