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Best Colleges for International/Globalization Studies, by Earnings

284 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in International/Globalization Studies, about 4,977 degrees a year. Across the 80 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $56,294 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Boston College	MA	$91,874	90	16.4%
2	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$82,501	52	9%
3	University of California-San Diego	CA	$81,174	511	26.7%
4	North Carolina State University	NC	$73,362	41	41.7%
5	University of Michigan	MI	$72,545	154	15.6%
6	Drexel University	PA	$72,375	24	79.4%
7	Kenyon College	OH	$72,305	20	31%
8	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$71,280	20	17.6%
9	The University of the South	TN	$70,907	16	56.9%
10	University of Central Florida	FL	$69,568	50	40.1%
11	University of Oklahoma	OK	$68,378	61	76.6%
12	University of Dayton	OH	$68,196	16	65.5%
13	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$67,396	42	42.4%
14	Providence College	RI	$67,281	14	50.9%
15	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$67,079	147	26.6%
16	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$66,522	80	11%
17	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$66,498	50	12.1%
18	Brandeis University	MA	$66,366	38	40.5%
19	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$66,127	143	33%
20	University of Utah	UT	$65,703	105	86%
21	St Lawrence University	NY	$65,419	17	54.3%
22	Michigan State University	MI	$64,372	67	84.8%
23	Texas A&M University	TX	$63,504	128	57.4%
24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$63,452	109	45.2%
25	Pepperdine University	CA	$62,495	18	62.9%
26	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$61,480	11	97.4%
27	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$61,344	19	74.7%
28	Texas State University	TX	$60,976	40	89.3%
29	College of Charleston	SC	$60,468	48	60%
30	Arizona State University	AZ	$59,806	100	89.9%
31	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$59,796	122	78.1%
32	Centre College	KY	$59,531	22	54.4%
33	University of Florida	FL	$59,432	86	24.2%
34	Hofstra University	NY	$59,322	19	68.1%
35	University of California-Riverside	CA	$57,959	22	76.4%
36	University of California-Irvine	CA	$57,116	128	28.6%
37	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$56,668	8	96.3%
38	Seattle University	WA	$56,590	12	76.9%
39	Spelman College	GA	$56,538	25	24.9%
40	Texas Tech University	TX	$56,496	10	72.7%
41	Macalester College	MN	$56,091	28	28.5%
42	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$55,967	8	85.9%
43	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$55,933	23	79.9%
44	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$54,707	30	64.2%
45	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$54,462	35	90.7%
46	University of North Florida	FL	$54,321	28	53.2%
47	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$54,106	27	87.5%
48	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$53,918	36	46.3%
49	The New School	NY	$53,917	26	63.5%
50	Kansas State University	KS	$53,389	26	81.7%
51	Arcadia University	PA	$53,307	7	80.2%
52	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$52,885	2	85.7%
53	University of Oregon	OR	$52,842	68	88.3%
54	Temple University	PA	$51,931	50	80.4%
55	Emmanuel College	MA	$51,255	10	75.7%
56	University of Vermont	VT	$51,219	15	65.3%
57	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$51,082	34	79.6%
58	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$50,400	19	72.4%
59	University of North Texas	TX	$50,139	64	72.2%
60	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$49,925	10	81%
61	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$49,637	13	69.1%
62	Louisiana State University	LA	$49,540	35	73.3%
63	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$49,475	25	90.6%
64	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$49,475	8	82.5%
65	Colorado State University	CO	$48,973	37	88.5%
66	University of Arizona	AZ	$48,645	26	86.1%
67	Saint Edward's University	TX	$48,050	17	81.4%
68	University of Kentucky	KY	$47,698	28	92.9%
69	University of Iowa	IA	$47,421	21	83.6%
70	Rowan University	NJ	$46,165	25	77.7%
71	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	$45,904	7	62.7%
72	John Brown University	AR	$45,322	7	76.1%
73	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$44,945	23	87%
74	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	$42,984	5	91.8%
75	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$41,481	24	73.5%
76	Liberty University	VA	$40,897	28	99%
77	Western Michigan University	MI	$40,663	12	84.6%
78	University of Wyoming	WY	$39,168	19	96.9%
79	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$37,180	7	90.5%
80	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$33,116	22	95.2%

204 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid International/Globalization Studies graduates?

Boston College ($91,874), University of California-Los Angeles ($82,501), University of California-San Diego ($81,174), North Carolina State University ($73,362), University of Michigan ($72,545) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do International/Globalization Studies majors make?

The median across 80 colleges is $56,294 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $33,116 to $91,874.

Which colleges have the biggest International/Globalization Studies programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of California-San Diego (511), University of Michigan (154), University of Texas at Austin (147), University of California-Santa Barbara (143), Texas A&M University (128).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "International/Globalization Studies". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.