2025 Best International/Globalization Studies Schools
91Colleges in the United States
6,614Global Studies Degrees Awarded
International/Globalization Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #112 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 91 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for international/globalization studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,614 degrees in international/globalization studies annually.
Choosing a Great International/Globalization Studies School
Your choice of international/globalization studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international/globalization studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your International/Globalization Studies Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best International/Globalization Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for International/Globalization Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the global studies degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in international/globalization studies has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 105 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Notre Dame is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in international/globalization studies. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 68 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in international/globalization studies has to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 192 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in international/globalization studies. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 152 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 149 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 122 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 83 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 193 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 537 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 154 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 143 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 50 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 41 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 56 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 98 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 245 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 166 international/globalization studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of international/globalization studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international/globalization studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
