2026 Best Value International Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[International Education](/majors/education/international-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong international education education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 27 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for international education students.
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2026 Best Value International Education Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in international education, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value International Education Schools
For return on investment in international education, no school beat Duke University this year. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,758. Students borrow a median of $8,000 to complete the international education program here. Soon after graduation, international education degree recipients from Duke University generally make around $40,723. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Duke University admits about 6% of applicants.
Other International Education Degree Levels
Looking for a different degree level? Compare best-value International Education rankings across degree levels:
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 27 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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