2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$52,231
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
International Education is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,867 and had an average of $12,250 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 169 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,231 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international education. That schools that top this list have a program in international education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 69 masters’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Teachers College International Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Niagara University, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about International Education at Niagara
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 31 masters’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about International Education at GWU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international ed degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full American University International Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s international ed degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on International Education at New York University
With a ranking of #6, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s international ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UAlbany International Education Report
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about International Education at Lehigh
The College of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 masters’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full TCNJ International Education Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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