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2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value International Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value International Studies Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in International Studies

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for international studies students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year.

Read full report on International Studies at American Public University System

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the 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 undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best International Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full International Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GMU are $36,579 a year.

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

Full International Studies at George Mason University Report

$18,963 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $18,963 per year.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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