Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Value International Education Schools

2023 Best Value International Education Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$42,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,867 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Education School for You

International Education is the #304 most popular major in the country with 293 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Education Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for international ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best International Education Schools

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for international education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Loyola Chicago is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

Read full report on International Education at Loyola University Chicago

Request Information

Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Teachers College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

Read full report on International Education at Teachers College at Columbia University

Request Information
#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

Read More…

Request Information
#4

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY
$35,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara are $35,980 per year.

Read full report on International Education at Niagara University

Request Information
$18,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year.

Full International Education at Sam Houston State University Report

Request Information

George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value international education programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full International Education at George Washington University Report

Request Information
$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for international education students. It came in at #7 on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,761 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Request Information
#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for international education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on International Education at New York University

Request Information
#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

Read full report on International Education at Boston College

Request Information

With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU Bloomington are $38,352 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best International Education Schools ranking.

Full International Education at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Request Information

International Education by Region

View the Best Value International Education Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, international education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to International Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Rculatta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.