2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 461 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,909 and $21,789 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 418 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in international studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international studies.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree international studies students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macalester College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Macalester International Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University International Studies Report
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decorah, Iowa. It awarded 6 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Studies at Concordia College Moorhead
Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about International Studies at Washington University in St Louis
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 13 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead International Studies Report
Hamline University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Hamline University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln International Studies Report
Coe College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Coe College is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 2 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Studies at Coe
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Studies at St. Scholastica
Crown College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’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%.
Read more about International Studies at Crown
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on International Studies at Kansas State University
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Studies at KU
Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Pella, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Central International Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about International Studies at Fontbonne University
Augustana University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Augustana University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on International Studies at Augustana University
University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full USD International Studies Report
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 25 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Studies at University of Iowa
Newman University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Newman University International Studies Report
Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Studies at NWU
University of Central Missouri ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri International Studies Report
With a ranking of #23, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 South Dakota State University
With a ranking of #24, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lamoni, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Graceland Lamoni International Studies Report
Benedictine College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Benedictine College International Studies Report
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