Career Opportunities for Graduates
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona hosts an outstanding faculty with particular strengths in Mexico, Brazil, Environmental Studies, US-Mexico Border Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Women’s Studies. The center also coordinates a broad range of instructional, research, internship, and outreach activities relating to Latin America. Graduates of our programs are provided with a strong educational foundation for a broad range of career paths in business/international business and banking, non-governmental organizations, and government. Some graduates also pursue advanced degrees in a variety of disciplines. Following is a list of recent alum career and education paths.
A number of graduates of the LAS program have gone on to pursue PhD's and/or Master's in a variety of areas including:
- Law
- Journalism
- History
- Political Science
- Anthropology
- Latin American Studies
- American Studies
- Ecology
- Geography & Regional Development
- Spanish & Portuguese
- Public Health/Rural Health
- International Relations
- Business Administration
Our graduates have pursued careers in a number of sectors and are dispersed throughout the world. Below is a list of careers pursued by graduates of both the BA and MA LAS programs at the University of Arizona (Not a complete list):
- Director of Non-profit Organization, California
- Non-profit Program Manager, St. Paul, MN
- Immigrant Support and Outreach Coordinator for City Major's Office
- Elementary School Teacher
- Middle School Spanish Teacher
- Special Education Translator
- Science Coordinator, Boston Public Schools
- English Teacher, Pingtung Polytechnic Institute
- ESL Teacher, Brazil
- Operational Intelligence Officer, U.S. Military, Bogotá, Columbia
- Vice President of the Association of Borderlands Studies
- Research Analyst for labor union, Harlem, NY
- Program Coordinator for Strengthening Families, Nogales, AZ
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Ecuador
- AmeriCorps Volunteer, Seattle, WA
- Non-profit Charity, Africa
- Intelligence Technician, U.S. Southern Command
- Air Force Officer, Trainer for Latin American Affairs
- Political Military Analyst for Columbia, U.S. Air Force
- General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
- Program Manager, Latin America Foreign Area Officer Program, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
- Logistics Coordinator, National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
- UA Cancer Center Administrator
- Editor, Journal of the Southwest
- Editor, Latin American Business Journal, Miami
- Journalist in Central America
- Publishing Co-Editor
- Mortgage Banker
- Lawyer
- Associate Director of Latin American Studies, ASU
- Program Coordinator, American Friends Service Committee’s Texas-Arkansas-Oklahoma area office, Austin, Texas
- International Trade Representative, Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
- Foreign Area Officer post at the US Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay
- FBI agent in Puerto Rico
- Luz Social Services
- Sr. Vice President, Compass Bank, Mexico City
- Sr. Economic Analyst Latin American Group, Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta
- Assistant for International Sales and Training, Yagi America Corporation, NY
- Vice President, COMERICA Bank, Mexico City
- Citibank, Mexico City
- Business Owner (producer of animal-drawn farm equipment), Bogota, Colombia
- Consulting, Sustainable Development Technology Environmental
- Administrator, University of Oslo
- Curator, UA Art Museum
- Wildlife NGO US/MEX Web Designer
- NGO Environmental Educator
- Researcher, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
- Assistant Professor, Conn State University
- Minority Counselor (University)
- Translator (Self Employed)
- Radio Broadcaster Community Radio
- Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, El Pas
- Community College Dean
For more information on careers in Latin American Studies, visit the Electronic Network for Latin American Careers and Employment (ENLACE) at the University of Texas.