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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in New York

8 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in New York” 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 New York, there were 188 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,867 and $21,950 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in New York

#1

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Staten Island CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. College of Staten Island CUNY is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree international studies students list, CSI has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of Staten Island CUNY is $5,118 for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students.

Read more about International Studies at College of Staten Island CUNY

#2

Manhattanville College

Purchase, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattanville College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

Manhattanville also made our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Manhattanville College is $21,957 for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students.

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. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Manhattanville College International Studies Report

#3

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $25,767 for New York Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on International Studies at LIU Post

#4

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount Manhattan College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

MMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Marymount Manhattan College is $37,768 for New York Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about International Studies at MMC

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree international studies students list, RIT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for RIT is $33,167 for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about International Studies at RIT

#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

Hofstra not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $32,838 for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend Hofstra University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Studies at Hofstra

#7

The New School

New York, New York

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York ranking. The New School is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 41 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $43,334 for New York Bachelor’s Degree International Studies students per year to attend New School University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New School University International Studies Report

#8

St Lawrence University

Canton, New York

St Lawrence University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York ranking. Canton, 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 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree international studies students list, St. Lawrence has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $27,774 for new york bachelor’s degree international studies students per year to attend St. Lawrence.

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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full St Lawrence University International Studies Report

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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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