Latin American Studies at Florida International University

If you plan to study latin american studies, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Latin American Studies section at the bottom of this page.

FIU Latin American Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for latin american studies at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Latin American Studies Rankings

Latin American Studies Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the latin american studies majors at Florida International University.

FIU Latin American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of latin american studies master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in latin american studies each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

In the latin american studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in latin american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Latin American & Caribbean Studies
• Asian Studies

Careers That Latin American Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in latin american studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	270	$77,360

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.