2022 Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 380 people earned their degree in international education, making the major the 291st most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 93 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,350 and $42,522 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international 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 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Education in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,497 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s international ed students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Education at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 26 masters’s international ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The American University International Education Report

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• 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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