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2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 17 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona International Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #0 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Studies at ASU - Tempe

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #3 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 Texas State University are $17,040.

Read full report on International Studies at Texas State

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 136 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $75-$110k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Studies at Dallas Baptist University

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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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