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2023 Best Value International Education Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$41,388 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,867 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Education School for You

International Education is the #214 most popular major in the country with 257 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value International Education Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for international ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value International Education Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best International Education Schools

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for international education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Teachers College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 5% of our Best International Education Schools ranking.

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#4

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY
$35,980 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Niagara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best international education schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Niagara undergraduate students pay an average of $35,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.

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George Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Education Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full International Education at George Washington University Report

$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Education Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value International Education Schools list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

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International Education by Region

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New England
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One of 14 majors within the area of study, international education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rculatta.

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