2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 618 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,671 and $34,322 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 526 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in international studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ship is a medium-sized public school situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students list, Ship has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ship is $22,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salisbury University is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Salisbury also took the #10 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,617 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend Salisbury University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UMBC also took the #7 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County is $19,082 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.
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 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County International Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on International Studies at Temple University
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #5 spot on the list. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
CSI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,118 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students per year to attend CSI.
Manhattanville College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students list, Manhattanville has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,957 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students per year to attend Manhattanville College.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Marymount Manhattan College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 18 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
MMC also took the #14 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,768 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend MMC.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Marymount Manhattan College International Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.
LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $25,767 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Arcadia University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Arcadia is a small school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Arcadia also made our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $27,189 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students per year to attend Arcadia.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RIT is $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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 86%.
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Hofstra University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.
Hofstra also made our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend Hofstra University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The New School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New School University is $43,334 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students.
The impressive 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.
Drexel University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $34,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend Drexel.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon is $34,508 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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St Lawrence University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Canton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Lawrence, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,774 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students per year to attend St Lawrence University.
The 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. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 47 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UPenn is $25,802 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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- 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%.
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- 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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