2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New England region, there were 489 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,586 and $24,594 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree international studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree international studies students with aid list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Studies at University of Maine

#2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Studies at UMass Lowell

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Studies (With Aid)

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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