Latin American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a latin american studies school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's latin american studies program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Latin American Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Latin American Studies
• Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies

UT Austin Latin American Studies Rankings

The latin american studies major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Latin American Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in latin american studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Latin American Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the latin american studies majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of latin american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its latin american studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in latin american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin Latin American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of latin american studies master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the latin american studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Italian Studies
• European Studies
• French Studies
• Near & Middle Eastern 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.