2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best International Studies School for You

International Studies is the #145 most popular major in the country with 918 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for international studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in International Studies

#1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

2 Degrees

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for international studies students. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

29 Degrees

#3 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$58,843 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great value for international studies students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame also made our Best International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

Full International Studies at University of Notre Dame Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

1 Degrees

#13 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$41,290 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Yerpo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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