2024 Best Latin American Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Latin American Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 146 degrees in latin american studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Latin American Studies School

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Latin American Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Latin American Studies

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In DC

Every student pursuing a degree in latin american studies needs to look into Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in latin american studies. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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3

New York University
New York, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in latin american studies. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 8 latin american studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In NY

12.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Fordham University if you wish to pursue a degree in latin american studies. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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5

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In DE

UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

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

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6

Hunter College
New York, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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Best Latin American Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best latin american studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	54
Pennsylvania	978	16
Maryland	618	0
New Jersey	614	1
District of Columbia	441	24
Delaware	345	1

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Latin American Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies	370
Asian Studies	235
East Asian Studies	174
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	159
Western European Studies	69
Area Studies, Other	64
African Studies	59
Russian Studies	37
Italian Studies	37
French Studies	35

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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