by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Connecticut, there were 18 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut list. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on International Studies at Sacred Heart University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 3 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Studies at University of New Haven
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut. Albertus Magnus is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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