Best Colleges for Area Studies in California | CampusGuide

13

Schools Ranked

$34,623

Avg. Program Earnings

76.9%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 13 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	University of the Pacific Stockton, California	$44,384	67.8%	private-nonprofit
2	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California	$42,682	69.0%	private-nonprofit
3	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California	$40,821	92.9%	public
4	University of San Francisco San Francisco, California	$39,369	71.1%	private-nonprofit
5	Occidental College Los Angeles, California	$39,369	85.1%	private-nonprofit
6	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$33,993	92.7%	public
7	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California	$31,851	64.4%	private-nonprofit
8	University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	$31,848	92.0%	private-nonprofit
9	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California	$31,423	69.2%	public
10	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California	$31,314	69.9%	public
11	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	$30,409	85.3%	public
12	California State University-Chico Chico, California	$28,019	63.6%	public
13	University of California-Riverside Riverside, California	$24,615	76.6%	public

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