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Major Overview for Latin American Studies

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Overview for Latin American Studies

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Careers for Latin American Studies Majors

A major in Latin American Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Latin American Studies

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Latin American Studies among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
39
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$11,470
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
29
(1.4%)
Highly Selective$46,200
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
21
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
18
(2.8%)
Most Selective$1,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
18
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$14,765
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
17
(0.3%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
17
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
University of Kansas Main Campus
Lawrence, KS
14
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$13,494
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
13
(1.8%)
Most Selective$48,141
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
12
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$19,864
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.