by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Crown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s international studies degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield International Studies Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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