Latin American Studies at Florida International University

If you are interested in studying latin american studies, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

FIU does offer online education options in latin american studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• 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

• 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.