2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 14 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international and comparative education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular international and comparative education programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international and comparative education students.

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for International & Comparative Education in the Southwest Region

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Top 20% overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 & Comparative Education at NAU

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Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about International & Comparative Education at SHSU

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Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, Arizona

Top 20% overall quality in Southwest

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended International and Comparative Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong International & Comparative Education Report

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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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