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2025 Best Latin American Studies Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
84 Latin American Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in latin american studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #560 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Latin American Studies Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 84 degrees in latin american studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Latin American Studies School

Best Latin American Studies Schools in California The latin american studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Latin American Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Latin American Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Latin American Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Latin American Studies
Master'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 in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Latin American Studies in California

The schools below may not offer all types of latin american studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Latin American Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in latin american studies. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

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

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in latin american studies. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

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

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
55.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Riverside if you wish to pursue a degree in latin american studies. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 9 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

California State University - Chico is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in latin american studies. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 64th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 9 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Cal State LA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 87th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 14 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.

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Best Latin American Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Latin American Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 4
Oregon 587 5
Nevada 354 0

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One of 36 majors within the Area Studies area of study, Latin American Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies 291
Asian Studies 134
Area Studies, Other 94
East Asian Studies 72
Near & Middle Eastern Studies 21
Central & Eastern European Studies 20
Japanese Studies 19
Chinese Studies 16
Italian Studies 9
African Studies 8

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