2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 592 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,314 and $19,673 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

UW also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s international studies students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Studies at University of Utah

#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,108 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Read full report on International Studies at DU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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