2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Studies is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across California, there were 1,569 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,635 and $16,885 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. That schools that top this list have a program in international studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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The international studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California”.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California”.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for International Studies in California

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Laney College
Oakland, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the #1 spot on the list. Laney College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 0 associates’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on International Studies at Laney College

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Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California

#23 overall quality in California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Foothill College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Studies Major in California list. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 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.

Read full report on International Studies at Foothill College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Far Western US Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for International Studies

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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