2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
8Colleges
843Bachelor's Degrees
$33,399Avg Cost*
Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the international studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's international studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 students are part time.
Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 students are part time.
University of North Texas comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNT also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas State also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. 8,642 of Texas State students are attending part time.
University of Arizona comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population. University of Arizona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 students are part time.
Saint Edward's University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Edward's University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at St. Edward’s University is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,668 students take at least one class online at St. Edward’s University. 730 of St. Edward’s University students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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