2024 Best International & Comparative Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
5Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
169International and Comparative Education Degrees Awarded
International & Comparative Education isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #724 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for international & comparative education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 degrees in international & comparative education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great International & Comparative Education School
The international and comparative education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International & Comparative Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall International & Comparative Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
International & Comparative Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International & Comparative Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for International & Comparative Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the international and comparative education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in International and Comparative Education
70International and Comparative Education Degrees Awarded
Teachers College at Columbia University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in international & comparative education. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
33International and Comparative Education Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat George Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in international & comparative education. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
37International and Comparative Education Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in international & comparative education. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Lehigh University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in international & comparative education. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. This university ranks 6th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 6 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.
American University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in international & comparative education. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 12 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albany. This university ranks 36th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 6 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 58th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 5 international & comparative education students who graduated with this degree at Niagara in the most recent data year.
Rankings in Majors Related to International and Comparative Education
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Notes and References
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).
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The international and comparative education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International & Comparative Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall International & Comparative Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
