2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,874 people earned their degree in international/globalization studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,655 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international/globalization studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international/globalization studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The global studies 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 “Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Global Studies Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s global studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara International/Globalization Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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