2023 Most Well Attended Global Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

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International/Globalization Studies is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,325 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Global Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international/globalization studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular international/globalization studies programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Global Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree global studies students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Southeast Region

1

Florida International University
Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Global Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 9 doctorate’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 91%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Florida International University

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

#20 overall quality in Southeast

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Global Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 234 doctorate’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at American Military University

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies

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

• *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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