2023 Most Popular Colleges for International Education in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International Education is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 14 international education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in international education.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The international ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region international ed students.

Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for International Education in the Southwest Region

1

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

$42,564 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,249 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SHSU International Education Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

$43,197 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,197 Average Student Debt

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 Ed Major in the Southwest Region. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University International Education Report

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Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, Arizona

$48,067 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,925 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended International Ed Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 0 ’s international ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Education at ASU - Skysong

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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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