2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 718 people earned their degree in Latin American studies, making the major the 526th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 116 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in Latin American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Latin American studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree latin american studies students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Latin American studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Latin American Studies at UCSD

#3

California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#4 in overall quality

$17,723 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723.

Read more about Latin American Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California

#1 in overall quality

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Latin American studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree latin american studies students list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Latin American Studies at Stanford University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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