2022 Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

International Education is the 291st most popular major in the country with 380 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,040 and had an average of $37,857 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 235 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,200 and $48,401 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,497 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s international ed degrees to qualified students.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Education at GWU

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,041 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University International Education Report

#3

Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$42,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,859 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 78 masters’s international ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College also made our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Teachers College International Education Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international ed degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Education at New York University

#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#5 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 26 masters’s international ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree international ed students list, The American University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Education at American University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Education

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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