2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Studies is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,355 and had an average of $22,904 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,386 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,313 and $22,390 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree international studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Studies at FIU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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