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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

6 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,874 people earned their degree in international studies, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,355 and had an average of $22,904 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,655 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,388 and $20,926 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in international studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree international studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Studies at University of California - Berkeley

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Full UCSB International Studies Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read more about International Studies at USC

#4

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 16 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121.

Full Concordia University, Irvine International Studies Report

#5

Chapman University

Orange, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Orange, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Chapman also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Studies at Chapman

#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

University of San Francisco did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

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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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