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Economics at California State University - Los Angeles

Economics at California State University - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal State LA Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

Cal State LA Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Economics Master’s Program

14% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of economics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at California State University - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 12

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Survey Researchers 780 $75,150
Economics Professors 700 $139,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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