2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Southeast Region

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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 Southeast region, there were 1,325 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,881 and $21,218 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended International Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular international studies programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended International Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree international studies students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the Southeast Region

1

Florida International University
Miami, Florida

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended International Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on International Studies at FIU

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

#20 overall quality in Southeast

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended International Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 234 doctorate’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about International Studies at American Public University System

• Most Popular Doctor’s 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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