As a Latina/Latino studies major, you gain skills that will set you apart in the workplace: 

  • Deeply critical and analytic thinking
  • Clear, concise, and compelling communication
  • Courage to disagree and think independently
  • Commitment to community and justice
  • Insight into the complexity of solving problems
  • Skill in asking probing and relevant questions
  • Knowledge of Latina/Latino communities and history
  • Experience understanding ambiguity
  • Aptitude for sorting and condensing information
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding

Latina/Latino studies graduates have gone on to pursue advanced degrees and find employment in a wide variety of fields. Below find lists of graduate programs and jobs our students have pursued after graduation. 

Pursue advanced degrees in:

  • Political Science
  • Administrative and Policy Studies
  • Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
  • Urban Planning and Policy
  • Caribbean Studies
  • Critical Ethnic Studies
  • Law
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Public Health
  • History
  • Latin American and Latino Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Sound Studies

  • Education

  • Curriculum and Instruction

  • Early Childhood Special Education

  • Education Policy, Organization and Leadership

  • School Counseling

  • Higher Education

    • Student Affairs

    • Administration and Policy

  • Marketing
  • Organizational Communication
  • Social Work
  • Mental Health Counseling

Find Employment in:

  • Community/Social Service Centers
    • Nonprofit Organizations
    • Social Workers
  • Child Welfare
  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • Employment/Human Resources
  • Environmental Advocacy
  • Healthcare organizations, Advocacy Groups, and Hospitals
    • Community Health
    • Health Equity
    • Health Policy Analysts
  • Labor Unions
  • Law Firms, Legal Aid
  • Libraries
  • Mental Health
  • Schools, Colleges, and Universities
    • Academic Advisors
    • Counselors & Career Coaches
    • Secondary Education Teachers
    • Professors
  • Youth Outreach and Mentoring

Resources

The University of Illinois and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offer a variety of career counseling services that you can take advantage of as a student.
Career Center LAS Career Services Paul M. Lisnek LAS Hub
Angelica Sanchez

Alumni spotlight: Angelica Sanchez ’15 – Garden Educator and Community Engagement Associate

The Latinx/a/o Studies Department, that I once knew was revolutionary at the minimum and the reason for that was their mighty tenderness and willingness to support students at the student's convenience. They (Alicia Rodriquez, dear Laura, Professor Sandra Ruiz, and Professor Lisa Cacho) deeply believed in our success by any means necessary. While organizing around Affordable Housing to working within the Cook County Forest Preserves, I have heard organizations speak to centering the most affected, but contrary to this belief many people/organizations misplace this understanding and struggle...