Ethnic Studies at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. 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.

CSUN Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

CSUN Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in ethnic studies from CSUN in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% 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 - Northridge 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.