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Top 50 Graduate Schools For Hispanics/Latinos

Administration January 2024 PREMIUM

Each year, a growing number of Hispanic/Latino students enroll in graduate programs across the country, completing Master’s and PhD degrees in order to gain access to higher-paying jobs and be eligible for leadership positions.

Hispanic Outlook’s Top 50 Institutions for 2021-22

 However, Hispanics/Latinos are still under-represented in graduate education overall; it is thus important to get an accurate picture of their presence at this level by carefully mapping out their numbers at specific institutions. 

The top 50 institutions identified in each of the lists on these pages are recognized for enrolling and graduating the highest numbers of Hispanic/Latino students, according to H.O.’s analysis of 2021-22 data from the NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). This is the most recent data made available by IPEDS in September 2023.  

For the 2021-22 academic year, our three lists include: 

• Top 50 schools with the highest number of Hispanic/Latino graduate enrollments, which includes doctoral and master’s programs, full and part time enrollments, enrollments by degree- and certificate-seeking students, and enrollments in graduate courses by non-degree/certificate-seeking students

• Top 50 schooals with the highest number of graduate degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students, which includes master’s degrees and all categories of PhD degrees

• Top 50 schools with the highest number of PhD degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students - including PhDs for research/scholarship, for professional practice, and for other purposes  

Each of these lists provides some key insights into overall trends in Hispanic/Latino graduate studies, as well as specific information on each institution.

Hispanic/Latino graduate enrollments

In the 2021-22 academic year, these top 50 schools enrolled 146,373 Hispanic/Latino students in all graduate programs, 6,062 more than in the 2020-21 academic year. Each one of the institutions listed enrolled more than 1,700 Hispanic/Latino graduate students; the top four - Grand Canyon University, Florida International University, Western Governors University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - enrolled more than 5,500 each.

At 48 of these 50 institutions, more Hispanic/Latino women were enrolled in graduate programs than Hispanic/Latino men, following a well-recognized pattern over the past years. Indeed, more than two-thirds of all Hispanic/Latino graduate students enrolled at these top 50 institutions were women (99,056), while less than one-third were men (47,317).

The majority of the top 50 schools listed here are public; however, it is notable that among the top ten, eight are private. 

At slightly more than two-thirds of these top 50 institutions (34 of them), Hispanic/Latino graduate students constituted less than one-quarter of the total graduate student body. Only four schools had a large proportion of Hispanic/Latino students among their graduate student body (more than half): The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (77%), the University of Texas at El Paso (65%), Ana G. Mendez University in Florida (59%), and California State University Los Angeles (53%). Another eight institutions had Hispanic/Latino students comprising more than a third of their graduate student body. 

Graduate degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students

The top 50 institutions on this list conferred 39,412 graduate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students in the 2021-22 academic year, 3,252 more than in 2020-21. Regarding graduate degrees for Hispanic/Latino students, Grand Canyon University conferred the highest number (2,516), followed by Florida International University (2,277), the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1802), and the University of Southern California (1,688).

Given that a greater number of Hispanic/Latino women were enrolled in graduate programs than Hispanic/Latino men, it follows that a higher number of graduate degrees would be granted to Hispanic/Latino women. Indeed, more graduate degrees were granted to Hispanic/Latino women than to men at every single institution on this list, and by a notable difference in many cases. As with graduate enrollment, two-thirds (67%) of all graduate degrees for Hispanics/Latinos were conferred to women. Hispanic/Latino women received a total of 26,586 graduate degrees at these top 50 institutions, while men received a total of only 12,826.   

Miami Regional University stands out for conferring the largest proportion of graduate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students (89%), followed by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (80%) and the University of Texas at El Paso (66%). Eight more institutions conferred more than one-third of their degrees to Hispanic/Latino students. However, as with graduate enrollments, slightly more than two-thirds of these top 50 schools (34 of them) granted less than one-quarter of all graduate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students.

PhD degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students

The number of PhD degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students remains low overall, with each institution on this list granting between 70 and 260; only Nova Southeastern University granted more than 500. This number has increased very minimally, with 6,357 PhD degrees granted to Hispanic/Latino students at all 50 institutions in 2021-22, while 6,086 were granted in 2020-21. 

With regard to gender, the imbalance between Hispanic/Latino women and men persists at the PhD level; more women receive PhD degrees than men do at 43 of these 50 schools. However, the gap is not as wide as it is with graduate enrollment, or with graduate degrees overall: the total number of PhD degrees conferred to Hispanic/Latina women at all 50 institutions was 3,749, while men were awarded a total of 2,608. Thus, the distribution of PhD degrees among Hispanic/Latino men and women is more even, with 59% awarded to women and 41% to men.

The schools on this list that conferred the largest proportion of doctoral degrees to Hispanic/Latino students, out of all the doctoral degrees they awarded, were St. Thomas University in Florida (63%), the University of Texas at El Paso (54%), and St. Mary’s University in Texas (49%). The majority of these 50 institutions (40 of them, or 80%) awarded less than one-quarter of their total PhD degrees to Hispanic/Latino students. 

 

Graduate Enrollment 2021-2022

 

Institution

State

Total Enrollment Hispanic/Latino Students

Total Enrollment All Students

Hispanic/Latino men

Hispanic/Latino women 

Percent Hispanic/Latino

1

Grand Canyon University

AZ

9650

58321

2208

7442

17%

2

Florida International University

FL

6415

13208

2351

4064

49%

3

Western Governors University

UT

5981

63961

2001

3980

9%

4

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

TX

5558

7182

1849

3709

77%

5

National University

CA

5383

15540

1461

3922

35%

6

Nova Southeastern University

FL

5073

16663

1392

3681

30%

7

Walden University

MN

4703

60748

923

3780

8%

8

University of Southern California

CA

4675

31467

1635

3040

15%

9

Capella University

MN

4433

42583

773

3660

10%

10

Liberty University

VA

3990

66053

1570

2420

6%

11

University of Florida

FL

3696

24387

1461

2235

15%

12

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

AZ

3634

22300

1025

2609

16%

13

Southern New Hampshire University

NH

3535

38050

1047

2488

9%

14

The University of Texas at El Paso

TX

3303

5052

1320

1983

65%

15

The University of Texas at Arlington

TX

2952

17037

661

2291

17%

16

California State University-Long Beach

CA

2872

7181

942

1930

40%

17

New York University

NY

2723

32533

890

1833

8%

18

The University of Texas at San Antonio

TX

2634

5657

1014

1620

47%

19

Lamar University

TX

2542

12086

594

1948

21%

20

University of Phoenix-Arizona

AZ

2488

30973

634

1854

8%

21

University of Central Florida

FL

2481

12503

930

1551

20%

22

Texas A & M University-College Station

TX

2382

17669

1036

1346

13%

23

California State University-Los Angeles

CA

2346

4425

806

1540

53%

24

Johns Hopkins University

MD

2311

31398

1102

1209

7%

25

Chamberlain University-Illinois

IL

2259

21033

270

1989

11%

26

University of Arizona

AZ

2244

12098

913

1331

19%

27

University of Miami

FL

2222

8132

853

1369

27%

28

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

NM

2219

6912

896

1323

32%

29

California State University-Northridge

CA

2201

6485

657

1544

34%

30

University of California-Los Angeles

CA

2119

14556

874

1245

15%

31

American Public University System

WV

2118

17199

1300

818

12%

32

Harvard University

MA

2094

26134

952

1142

8%

33

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

NJ

2063

16280

586

1477

13%

34

San Jose State University

CA

2059

10399

636

1423

20%

35

University of South Florida

FL

2002

14109

649

1353

14%

36

Florida State University

FL

1998

13868

682

1316

14%

37

California State University-Fullerton

CA

1976

5796

645

1331

34%

38

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

GA

1875

33162

1472

403

6%

39

Ana G. Mendez University

FL

1855

3169

515

1340

59%

40

California Baptist University

CA

1836

4474

436

1400

41%

41

San Diego State University

CA

1819

5777

562

1257

31%

42

University of Illinois Chicago

IL

1765

13267

608

1157

13%

43

Azusa Pacific University

CA

1762

5086

434

1328

35%

44

CUNY Hunter College

NY

1757

7430

359

1398

24%

45

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

IL

1739

25503

836

903

7%

46

University of Houston

TX

1735

9765

648

1087

18%

47

Texas Woman's University

TX

1732

8028

165

1567

22%

48

Columbia University in the City of New York

NY

1726

27728

636

1090

6%

49

Pepperdine University

CA

1722

8594

431

1291

20%

50

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

AZ

1716

15023

677

1039

11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Graduate Degrees 2020-2021

 

Institution

State

Total Degrees Granted Hispanic/Latino Students

Total Degrees Granted All Students

Hispanic/Latino men

Hispanic/Latino women 

Percent Hispanic/Latino

1

Grand Canyon University

AZ

2516

14779

612

1904

17%

2

Florida International University

FL

2277

4436

832

1445

51%

3

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

TX

1802

2255

589

1213

80%

4

University of Southern California

CA

1688

11214

571

1117

15%

5

Western Governors University

UT

1522

19615

532

990

8%

6

Nova Southeastern University

FL

1380

4466

372

1008

31%

7

National University

CA

1375

4224

342

1033

33%

8

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

AZ

1042

6006

278

764

17%

9

University of Florida

FL

1013

6423

445

568

16%

10

New York University

NY

954

11009

323

631

9%

11

The University of Texas at El Paso

TX

906

1376

376

530

66%

12

The University of Texas at Arlington

TX

903

4997

178

725

18%

13

Capella University

MN

786

7921

135

651

10%

14

University of Miami

FL

781

2752

307

474

28%

15

California State University-Long Beach

CA

734

1824

218

516

40%

16

Texas A & M University-College Station

TX

697

5040

299

398

14%

17

Lamar University

TX

682

3364

173

509

20%

18

Walden University

MN

678

10763

130

548

6%

19

University of Arizona

AZ

664

3351

271

393

20%

20

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

AZ

660

4592

234

426

14%

21

University of Central Florida

FL

648

3486

239

409

19%

22

The University of Texas at San Antonio

TX

645

1480

240

405

44%

23

University of California-Los Angeles

CA

644

4993

247

397

13%

24

University of Phoenix-Arizona

AZ

637

5716

172

465

11%

25

California State University-Los Angeles

CA

633

1229

217

416

52%

26

San Jose State University

CA

632

2986

172

460

21%

27

Columbia University in the City of New York

NY

622

10797

212

410

6%

28

Liberty University

VA

618

12198

235

383

5%

29

Southern New Hampshire University

NH

597

6812

181

416

9%

30

The University of Texas at Austin

TX

597

4225

268

329

14%

31

University of South Florida

FL

581

3952

191

390

15%

32

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

NJ

566

4508

158

408

13%

33

Johns Hopkins University

MD

564

8382

239

325

7%

34

California Baptist University

CA

558

1416

135

423

39%

35

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

NM

552

1642

229

323

34%

36

Harvard University

MA

550

7387

242

308

7%

37

Florida State University

FL

522

3846

202

320

14%

38

California State University-Fullerton

CA

521

1647

171

350

32%

39

Miami Regional University

FL

508

568

186

322

89%

40

University of La Verne

CA

505

1095

148

357

46%

41

California State University-Northridge

CA

497

1585

153

344

31%

42

San Diego State University

CA

496

1743

144

352

28%

43

University of Houston

TX

490

2712

174

316

18%

44

Fordham University

NY

485

2923

115

370

17%

45

CUNY Hunter College

NY

454

1913

103

351

24%

46

Pepperdine University

CA

453

2364

124

329

19%

47

Texas Tech University

TX

451

2439

196

255

18%

48

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

IL

446

6789

199

247

7%

49

University of North Texas

TX

441

3017

167

274

15%

50

George Washington University

DC

439

5210

150

289

8%

 

PhD Degrees 2020-2021

 

Institution

State

Total PhD Granted Hispanic/Latino Students

Total PhD Granted All Students

Hispanic/Latino men

Hispanic/Latino women 

Percent Hispanic/Latino

1

Nova Southeastern University

FL

560

1637

163

397

34%

2

University of Florida

FL

257

1906

99

158

13%

3

Florida International University

FL

256

685

103

153

37%

4

University of Miami

FL

250

900

103

147

28%

5

University of Southern California

CA

229

1923

95

134

12%

6

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

CA

197

1186

86

111

17%

7

Texas A & M University-College Station

TX

180

1462

80

100

12%

8

University of California-Los Angeles

CA

155

1463

73

82

11%

9

St. Thomas University

FL

147

233

61

86

63%

10

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

NM

142

502

61

81

28%

11

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

NJ

138

1403

45

93

10%

12

University of Arizona

AZ

137

993

59

78

14%

13

New York University

NY

136

1543

53

83

9%

14

The University of Texas at Austin

TX

134

1260

58

76

11%

15

University of Illinois Chicago

IL

130

1469

50

80

9%

16

University of the Incarnate Word

TX

128

360

48

80

36%

17

Harvard University

MA

121

1596

59

62

8%

18

University of California-Davis

CA

121

1103

47

74

11%

19

The University of Texas at El Paso

TX

117

218

56

61

54%

20

University of California-Berkeley

CA

115

1259

64

51

9%

21

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

TX

113

455

45

68

25%

22

St. Mary's University

TX

110

226

37

73

49%

23

Ohio State University-Main Campus

OH

109

1788

41

68

6%

24

University of Pennsylvania

PA

108

1362

45

63

8%

25

Stanford University

CA

107

1115

62

45

10%

26

Columbia University in the City of New York

NY

106

1425

38

68

7%

27

Capella University

MN

100

1261

26

74

8%

28

University of California-Irvine

CA

100

763

44

56

13%

29

Boston University

MA

99

1151

42

57

9%

30

Loma Linda University

CA

99

560

39

60

18%

31

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

AZ

98

865

35

63

11%

32

Life University

GA

96

443

50

46

22%

33

Florida State University

FL

91

778

33

58

12%

34

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

WA

91

1360

39

52

7%

35

Western University of Health Sciences

CA

86

813

27

59

11%

36

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

MI

85

1630

45

40

5%

37

Midwestern University-Glendale

AZ

84

842

32

52

10%

38

South Texas College of Law Houston

TX

84

297

36

48

28%

39

University of Houston

TX

84

838

31

53

10%

40

Barry University

FL

83

342

35

48

24%

41

Loyola Marymount University

CA

81

354

32

49

23%

42

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

CO

81

777

42

39

10%

43

Northwestern University

IL

80

1088

41

39

7%

44

University of South Florida

FL

79

770

36

43

10%

45

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

MN

77

1766

36

41

4%

46

University of California-San Francisco

CA

76

587

35

41

13%

47

University of Wisconsin-Madison

WI

76

1476

30

46

5%

48

Yale University

CT

76

760

31

45

10%

49

Palmer College of Chiropractic

IA

74

632

44

30

12%

50

University of California-San Diego

CA

74

742

36

38

10%

 

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