2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International & Comparative Education is the 666th most popular major in the country with 380 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international and comparative education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international and comparative education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree international and comparative education students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate list. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree international and comparative education students list, Lehigh has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University International & Comparative Education Report

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full New York University International & Comparative Education Report

#3

Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$42,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Teachers College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College are $42,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International & Comparative Education at Teachers College at Columbia University

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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