2023 Best Value Colleges for International Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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Ranked Colleges
54
Degrees Awarded
$26,200
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 293 people earned their degree in international education, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, international education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,867 and had an average of $12,250 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 54 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,050 and $12,250 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for International Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 36 ’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $32,459 for Southeast Region International Ed students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Education at Duke University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 ’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $19,970 for Southeast Region International Ed students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about International Education at Vanderbilt
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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
- *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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