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Best Value International Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value International Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,742 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 267 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, international studies is the #78 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value International Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for international studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in International Studies

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for international studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCW are $7,238 a year. On average, international studies graduates from UNCW take out $21,258 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, international studies majors at UNC Charlotte accumulate an average of around $23,415 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Best Value International Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value International Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 47
Virginia 102
Florida 323
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 76
South Carolina 49
Louisiana 30
Arkansas 28
Alabama 22
Mississippi 6
West Virginia 236

International Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Yerpo.

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