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2023 Most Popular International Studies Schools in California

6 Colleges
$34,635 Avg Salary
$16,885 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Studies School for You

International Studies is the #156 most popular major in California with 59 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular International Studies Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the international studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for international studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international studies schools in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for international studies students. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Studies Schools in California ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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Best International Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 15
Oregon 38
Hawaii 0

One of 36 majors within the area of study, international studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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