2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 380 people earned their degree in international and comparative education, making the major the 666th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 69 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international and comparative education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international and comparative education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree international and comparative education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s international and comparative education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree international and comparative education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International & Comparative Education at Vanderbilt

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Read full report on International & Comparative Education at Florida International University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education (Income $0-$30k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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