Latin American Studies at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Latin American Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSD Latin American Studies Rankings

Latin American Studies Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Latin American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of latin american studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in latin american studies each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego 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	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.