International Education isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #197 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of international education. Combined, these schools handed out 234 master's degrees in international education to qualified students.
Choosing a Great International Education School for Your Master's Degree
The international ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on international education students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other international education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for international education to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international education related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for international education students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Education Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study International Education in the United States
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in international education.
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in international education needs to check out Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the international ed program report average early career income of $56,373.
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).