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2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
194 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Studies is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,278 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,789 and $19,399 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 194 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on International Studies at University of Arizona

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State University International Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT International Studies Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree international studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe International Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 136 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Studies at University of Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Studies at DBU

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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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