by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,870 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,392 and $17,840 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree international studies students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 10 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Studies at Concordia University, Irvine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 University of San Francisco International Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, Chapman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 6 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 19 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Oregon ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 5 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on International Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara
Western Oregon University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 3 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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