by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,368 people earned their degree in international studies, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,198 and had an average of $21,594 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international studies.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northampton County Area Community College International Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jamestown Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Jamestown Community College is a small school located in Jamestown, New York that handed out 3 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jamestown Community College International Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 3 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College International Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia International Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Murray State College is a public institution located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Studies at Murray State College
Monroe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about International Studies at Monroe Community College
Washtenaw Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s international studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Studies at Washtenaw Community College
Oakland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on International Studies at Oakland Community College
Ocean County College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Ocean County College is located in Toms River, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Studies at Macomb Community College
College of Southern Nevada came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 1 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Studies at Salt Lake Community College
Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking, coming in at #13. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about International Studies at Northeast Community College
With a ranking of #13, Laney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 0 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Tompkins Cortland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about International Studies at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Adrian College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Vista College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Studies at Northwest Vista College
San Antonio College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about International Studies at San Antonio College
With a ranking of #13, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Los Altos Hills, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major list. Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s international studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Massachusetts Bay Community College International Studies Report
Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Mount Laurel, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s international studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Studies at Rowan College at Burlington County
Crown College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major ranking. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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