2022 Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international and comparative education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international and comparative education programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree international and comparative education students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education (With Aid)

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s international and comparative education students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University International & Comparative Education Report

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read full report on International & Comparative Education at NYU

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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