2023 Best Value International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best International Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
International Studies is the #102 most popular major in the country with 7,368 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for international studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the international studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in International Studies
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for international studies students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for international studies students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international studies schools in the United States. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate international studies programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to International Studies
One of 44 majors within the area of study, international studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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).
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