2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in the Plains States Region

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International Economics is the 692nd most popular major in the country with 328 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 156 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in international economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 4 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in the Plains States Region

1

Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 152 bachelors’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fort Hays State University International Economics Report

2

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Kate’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Economics at St Catherine University

3

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

#15 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on International Economics at UST MN

4

Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coe College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Coe International Economics Report

• Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Economics

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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