General Economics at California State University - Los Angeles

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 28,036 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,100 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2019, 22 of them were general economics majors.

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

Cal State LA General Economics Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular General Economics Schools	216
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Best General Economics Schools	328
Most Focused General Economics Schools	550
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	558

In 2019, 12 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Cal State LA. This makes it the #32 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Cal State LA awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA General Economics Master’s Program

The general economics program at Cal State LA awarded 12 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.