International Studies at College of the Holy Cross

Every international studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the international studies program at College of the Holy Cross stacks up to those at other schools.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. In 2021, 29 international studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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.

Holy Cross International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

Holy Cross International Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international studies major at Holy Cross 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 Schools	28
	49
	56
Best Value International Studies Schools	112

International Studies Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross International Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of international studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical international studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international studies at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Political Scientists	50	$88,120

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.