by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,368 people earned their degree in international/globalization studies, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 868 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 795 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international/globalization studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international/globalization studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree global studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Principia College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Principia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elsah, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Principia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kenyon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Gambier, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Kenyon College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albion College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Albion, Michigan, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Albion College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Monmouth College is located in Monmouth, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Monmouth College International/Globalization Studies Report
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hanover College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hanover College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Hanover College
Illinois Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Wesleyan is a small school located in Bloomington, Illinois that handed out 7 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Illinois Wesleyan University International/Globalization Studies Report
Saint Mary’s College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saint Mary’s College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Saint Mary’s College International/Globalization Studies Report
Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Hope College
University of Mount Union came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Mount Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alliance, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Mount Union
Heidelberg University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Heidelburg College
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 209 bachelors’s global studies 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor International/Globalization Studies Report
Malone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Malone University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Malone University International/Globalization Studies Report
North Central College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Naperville, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at North Central
With a ranking of #14, Lawrence University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount Mary University International/Globalization Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Wesleyan University is located in Delaware, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
University of Notre Dame came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 32 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of Notre Dame
Illinois College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Illinois College
With a ranking of #19, Cedarville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cedarville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Cedarville
With a ranking of #20, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at UDayton
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at UW - Madison
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh International/Globalization Studies Report
Case Western Reserve University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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/Globalization Studies at Case Western
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