2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International/Globalization Studies is the 112th most popular major in the country with 6,614 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 418 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in international/globalization studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international/globalization studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree global studies students.

Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International/Globalization Studies in the Plains States Region

1

Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Crown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on International/Globalization Studies at Crown

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Top 15% overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 14 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full KU International/Globalization Studies Report

3

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

4

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

#15 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Global Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 masters’s global studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International/Globalization Studies at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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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