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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.

2023 Best Value International Education Schools in the United States

Check out the international ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Chicago also did well on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 city of New York.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Teachers College also did well on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

#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 city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lehigh are $57,470 a year.

Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best International Education Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on International Education at Lehigh University

#4

Niagara University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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$18,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best international education schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year.

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George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Education Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

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$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Education Schools ranking. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value international education programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full International Education at New York University Report

#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.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston 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 Boston College

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 very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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International Education by Region

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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.

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