Los Angeles, CA Colleges and Universities: Find Career Education in the LA Area

Published: November, 2010

The Greater Los Angeles Area, often referred to as Southern California or simply L.A., comprises Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange counties, among several others. In 2006, the area had a population of more than 18 million people.

About 3.8 million of those people reside in the city of Los Angeles, known informally as the "City of Angels." The population of Orange County is around 3 million, and Riverside county contains about 1.5 million residents. People flock to Southern California for its warm weather and cosmopolitan lifestyle, as well as its close vicinity to the Pacific Ocean and its thriving entertainment industry.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hugely important to international trade and the global economy, and the area is one of the largest entry points for immigrants to the United States, making Los Angeles one of the most diverse cities in the world.

Major Los Angeles employers include:

Northrop Grumman
KB Homes
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox

Los Angeles' economy is driven by the following sectors:

International trade

Entertainment

Agriculture

Petroleum

Aerospace

Tourism

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the median personal income in 2004 for a Los Angeles-area resident was $35,188, which is about 6 percent more than the average American's income.

The Los Angeles area continues to grow at a rate of about 7.2 percent, which is 4 percent less than the nation's average growth rate.

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Schools in Los Angeles, California: Degrees, Diplomas, & More

Note: This list also contains online schools that accept students from California.

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University of Phoenix

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Campus Locations:

Los Angeles
Woodland Hills
Pasadena
Gardena
Online
Diamond Bar
Costa Mesa
Lancaster
Ontario

Programs:

BS in Criminal Justice Administration - Cybercrimes
BS in Human Services/Gerontology

Walden University

Earn a respected bachelor's degree, master's degree, or Ph.D. online at Walden University.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

M.S. in Management - Global Management
M.B.A. in Risk Management

USC School of Social Work

The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.

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Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master of Social Work

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was established in 1947 and is a proud member of the A&M University System, one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master of Business Administration

Argosy University

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Argosy University offers doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degree programs to students through its seven colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Undergraduate Studies, The Art Institute of California and Western State College of Law as well as certificate programs in many areas.

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