International Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

What traits are you looking for in a international studies school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's international studies program.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in international studies from SIUE.

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.

SIUE International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

SIUE International Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international studies progam at SIUE 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 SIUE 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	52
Most Popular International Studies Schools	98

International Studies Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE International Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international studies from SIUE in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical international studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international studies at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Museum Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Political Scientists	50	$80,520

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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.