2024 Best International Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
8Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
544International Studies Degrees Awarded
$33,797Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in international studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #100 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for international studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 544 degrees in international studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The international studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Studies rankings. For our Best Overall International Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region
The schools below may not offer all types of international studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in International Studies
University of Utah is a good option for students pursuing a degree in international studies. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 122 international studies students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the international studies program earn around $34,511 in the first couple years of their career.
University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in international studies. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were roughly 135 international studies students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the international studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $34,353.
It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a degree in international studies. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 international studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the international studies program report average early career wages of $27,432.
It's difficult to beat University of Denver if you wish to pursue a degree in international studies. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were about 20 international studies students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available. Those international studies students who get their degree from University of Denver make $21,246 more than the standard international studies graduate.
Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 25 international studies students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the international studies degree program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus make $7,207 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 15 international studies students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
UW is a large public university located in the remote town of Laramie. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 34 international studies students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the international studies program make around $26,525 for their early career.
Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 60 international studies students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the international studies program earn around $26,722 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 9 international studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the international studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $24,788.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The international studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Studies rankings. For our Best Overall International Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
