Latin American Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

Every latin american studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the latin american studies program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Latin American Studies Degrees Available

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

UCLA Latin American Studies Rankings

The latin american studies major at UCLA 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.

Latin American Studies Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the latin american studies majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of latin american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 University of California - Los Angeles 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	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA Latin American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of latin american studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in latin american studies each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a latin american studies master's degree from UCLA, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• African Studies
• European Studies
• Scandinavian Studies
• Russian Studies
• Area Studies, Other

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.