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2025 Best Latin American Studies Schools

35 Colleges in the United States
596 Latin American Studies Degrees Awarded
Latin American Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #560 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 35 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Latin American Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 596 degrees in latin american studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Latin American Studies School

Best Latin American Studies Schools Your choice of latin american studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for latin american studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Latin American Studies
Master's Degrees in Latin American Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Latin American Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Latin American Studies Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Latin American Studies in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the latin american studies degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Latin American Studies

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in latin american studies needs to take a look at Wellesley College. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 4 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in latin american studies. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were about 26 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in latin american studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Brandeis University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in latin american studies. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 1 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 1st out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were approximately 4 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Amherst is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Amherst. This college ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Latin American Studies by Region

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Southwest
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Latin American Studies is one of 36 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Latin American Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies 1,321
Asian Studies 777
Area Studies, Other 702
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) 580
East Asian Studies 564
Near & Middle Eastern Studies 372
African Studies 189
French Studies 141
European Studies 129
Russian Studies 126

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