International Studies at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 17 of them were international studies majors.

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.

Hofstra International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

Hofstra International Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international studies programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

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 Hofstra 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
	59
Most Focused International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136

Earnings of Hofstra International Studies Graduates

The median salary of international studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $32,717. This is 11% higher than $29,348, which is the national average for all international studies bachelor's degree recipients.

International Studies Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra International Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in International Studies from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international studies at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Natural Sciences
• Sustainability Science

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.