What can I do with an LALS degree?

2021 LALS Graduates (L-R): Jacqueline Paniagua, Montserrat Lopez, and Taína Morales

LALS provides the curriculum for students to develop the transferable skills needed to transition to graduate school and/or meaningful careers.

Graduates of our program have made careers in a wide variety of fields, including teaching, community organizing, community and government service, journalism and the media, environmental science, global economics, health care, legal services, library science, music, publishing, and research. Many have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in the United States or abroad in fields such as anthropology, bilingual education, communications, cultural studies, ecology, economics, geography, history, law, literature, media, public health, and sociology.

Many students have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in the United States or abroad in fields such as anthropology, American and ethnic studies, bilingual education, communications, cultural studies, ecology, economics, geography, history, law, literature, media, migration studies, public health, social work, sociology, and urban planning.