2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,356 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on International Studies at Penn State University Park

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$186,090 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 63 masters’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree international studies students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Studies at UPenn

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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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