Colleges 35
Public 18
Graduates in 2023-24 377
Typical earnings 1 yr after $34,868
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $51,247
National, 4 yrs after $58,245
University of California-Berkeley University of California-Santa Barbara California State University-Northridge University of California-Los Angeles California State University-Fullerton California State University-Long Beach California State University-Chico University of California-Riverside University of California-Irvine University of California-Davis University of California-San Diego Azusa Pacific University California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-Fresno California State University-Los Angeles California State University-Sacramento Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Harvey Mudd College Loyola Marymount University Occidental College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Diego State University San Francisco State University Scripps College Stanford University University of California-Santa Cruz University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California All area studies programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 60 $56,036 $70,366 $15,643 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 16 $35,749 $59,042 n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 8 n/a $53,077 n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 40 $42,259 $51,755 $11,000 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 30 $32,943 $50,739 n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 36 $33,986 $50,071 $16,706 California State University-Chico Chico, CA 15 n/a $41,818 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 7 n/a $39,039 n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 12 $39,731 n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 16 $31,701 n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 25 $22,043 n/a n/a Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 16 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of La Verne La Verne, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer area studies? 35 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in area studies in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 18 of them public.
Where do area studies graduates earn the most in California? University of California-Berkeley, with median earnings of $70,366 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
Area Studies nationwide · All colleges in California
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .