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2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
551 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,874 people earned their degree in international/globalization studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 592 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 551 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in international/globalization studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international/globalization studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international/globalization studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 65 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #8 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $7,167 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree global studies students per year to attend BYU - I.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $12,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree global studies students per year to attend University of Wyoming.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming International/Globalization Studies Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $14,773 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Utah International/Globalization Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $15,714 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of Northern Colorado

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s global studies students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $18,668 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students per year to attend Colorado State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Colorado State

#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $15,358 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 CU Anschutz International/Globalization Studies Report

#7

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Boise State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 13 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Boise State University is $15,787 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students.

Full Boise State International/Globalization Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 159 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $21,680 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Colorado Boulder International/Globalization Studies Report

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $32,361 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Global Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of Denver

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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

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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