2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 129 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,983 and $21,799 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

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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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree international studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in Washington

#1

Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies

Kirkland, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$15,722 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,193 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 11 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest University CAPS also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies are $15,722.

Full Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies 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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