Bachelor in Latin American Studies (Bachelor's)

At Oberlin College, tuition fees are 63,700 USD per year.

Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latinx community in North America. Grounded in socially engaged scholarship, it uses an interdisciplinary lens to examine the region's peoples, cultures, languages, literatures, traditions, economy, environment, history, and global relations. Students explore diverse perspectives from fields like art history, literature, and politics, with a gateway course team-taught by professors from different disciplines.

Graduates pursue careers in bilingual education, business, government, human rights advocacy, immigration law, journalism, and non-governmental organizations, or continue to graduate studies.

For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 33% of applicants.

Oberlin brings college and conservatory students into one community, with daily life shaped by discussion, performance, research, and campus activities. Students move between Finney Chapel, Mudd Library, Wilder Hall, the Conservatory building, and Tappan Square. Campus scenes include a koi pond, green spaces, a museum gallery, a greenhouse, solar panels, athletic facilities, and the Cat in the Cream, where students perform music.

The Arts and Sciences curriculum covers fields including anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental science, geosciences, global health, languages, literature, mathematics, and physics. Students can also study data science, cinema and media, creative writing, dance, business, education studies, food studies, and critical AI studies. Oberlin offers majors, minors, and integrative concentrations, along with options such as the BA+BFA in Integrated Arts and a 3-2 engineering program. The College and Conservatory also offer opportunities to combine academic and musical study.

The Conservatory includes programs in instruments such as cello, clarinet, flute, harp, and double bass, as well as composition, jazz-related study, conducting, and historical instruments. Some areas offer graduate study, performance diplomas, or artist diplomas. Students interested in an international study experience can consider the breadth of Arts and Sciences subjects alongside conservatory training, interdisciplinary programs, laboratory research, performances, and campus organizations. Oberlin's setting supports both focused academic work and participation in a close campus community.