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Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what California State University-Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

California State University-Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 144 liberal arts general studies degrees were granted at California State University-Los Angeles.

Online & Distance Learning at California State University-Los Angeles

Many students take online classes at California State University-Los Angeles. Of 23,163 students, 1,217 (5%) studied exclusively online and 10,921 (47%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at California State University-Los Angeles

These rankings give you a sense of how California State University-Los Angeles’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from California State University-Los Angeles

Graduates of California State University-Los Angeles’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,900
2 years	$26,519
3 years	$34,143
4 years	$39,472
5 years	$47,969

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from California State University-Los Angeles earn a median of $39,472, compared with $61,510 for all California State University-Los Angeles graduates — about 36% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from California State University-Los Angeles comes in at $15,171.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at California State University-Los Angeles, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at California State University-Los Angeles are 86% women (124) and 14% men (20).

Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program at California State University-Los Angeles

Of the 143 bachelor’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at California State University-Los Angeles, 87% were women (124) and 13% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	121
Black / African American	4
Asian	7
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of Liberal Arts General Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Los Angeles, higher than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at California State University-Los Angeles

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at California State University-Los Angeles includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	144

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at California State University-Los Angeles pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.