2023 Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International & Comparative Education is the 724th most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 45 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international and comparative education. To top this list, a school must have a successful international and comparative education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education in District of Columbia

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about International & Comparative Education at GWU

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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