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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 6,614 people earned their degree in international/globalization studies, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,587 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in international/globalization studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international/globalization studies.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Far Western US Region

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Multnomah University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Multnomah University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Multnomah University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 9 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 more about International/Globalization Studies at Multnomah University

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Northwest University
Kirkland, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 6 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northwest University International/Globalization Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Northwest University CAPS is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s global studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northwest University CAPS International/Globalization Studies Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 3 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Concordia University, Irvine

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s global studies degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, 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 86%.

Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at University of San Francisco

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Chapman University
Orange, California

With a ranking of #6, Chapman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Chapman

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 29 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at USC

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at University of Oregon

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at UC Berkeley

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s global studies students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

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Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s global studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Western Oregon State College International/Globalization Studies Report

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