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2023 Most Popular International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$24,274 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular International Studies Colleges.

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for international studies students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for international studies students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#5

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular International Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Best International Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best international studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1
Illinois 6
Ohio 2
Indiana 29
Wisconsin 0

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

Majors Similar to International Studies

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 5 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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