Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value International Education Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value International Education Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Finding the Best International Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 293 people earned a degree or certificate in international education, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value International Education Schools ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for international ed 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. 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.

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

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 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the United States for international education students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best International Education Schools ranking.

Read full report on International Education at Loyola University Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Education Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #3 for overall quality for international ed in the United States.

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

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Education Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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

Lehigh 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 Lehigh University Report

#4

Niagara University

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

The excellent programs at Niagara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best international education schools in the United States. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

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

Full International Education at Niagara University Report

$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. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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

Full International Education at Sam Houston State University Report

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for international education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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 15% of all schools in this category.

Full International Education at George Washington University Report

$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. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read More…

#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Education Schools list.

Read More…

#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

Full International Education at Boston College Report

With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international education students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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 20% of all schools in this category.

Read More…

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 teaching area of study, international education has other similar majors worth exploring.

International Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
International & Comparative Education 293

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.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.