by our College Data Analytics TeamArea Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in area studies, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
area studies who receive their master’s degree from UCLA make an average of $50,563 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $43,563.
UCLA does not offer an online option for its area studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCLA Online Learning page.
About 55.2% of the students who received their MA in area studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 57.1%.
Around 48.3% of area studies master’s degree recipients at UCLA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| African Studies | 4 |
| East Asian Studies | 10 |
| Latin American Studies | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 33 |
*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.