International Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best International Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 180 bachelor's degrees in international studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on international studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of international studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt international studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for international studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured International Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the degree that can help you drive business beyond borders with a specialized online international business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in international studies has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.
After graduating, international studies bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $28,989 in their early careers.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in international studies. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.
After graduation, international studies bachelor's recipients typically earn about $33,845 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).