International Studies at Colby College

If you plan to study international studies, take a look at what Colby College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in international studies from Colby.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Colby International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

Colby International Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international studies progam at Colby compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international studies major at Colby is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
	9
Most Focused International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	11
Most Focused International Studies Schools	11
Most Popular International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular International Studies Schools	57
Best Value International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Best Value International Studies Schools	94

Earnings of Colby International Studies Graduates

The median salary of international studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colby is $44,350. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 51% higher than the national average of $29,348 for all international studies bachelor's degree recipients.

International Studies Student Demographics at Colby

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international studies majors at Colby College.

Colby International Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 international studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Colby, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical international studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international studies at Colby are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colby College with a bachelor's in international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colby also has a doctoral program available in international studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Computer Interaction
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Science, Technology & Society

Careers That International Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in international studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Political Scientists	40	$72,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nickline4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.