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2023 Best Value International Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,816 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Studies Master's Degree School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value International Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in International Studies

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for international studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

Full International Studies at American Public University System Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #5 spot in our Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

GMU also claimed a spot on our Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for international studies students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on International Studies at Florida International University

Best International Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best international studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 40
Florida 73
North Carolina 14
Tennessee 16
South Carolina 2
West Virginia 128

International Studies is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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