2023 Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 271 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,005 and $19,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in international studies.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in Arizona

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#3 overall quality in Arizona

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about International Studies at University of Arizona

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

#2 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended International Studies Major in Arizona for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 86%.

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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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