2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 509 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,886 and $20,408 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international studies. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree international studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue International Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full KU International Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (Income Over $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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