Area Studies programs in California
39 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in California earn a median of $105,220 a year across 770 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 97 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Area Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.