Is a International/Globalization Studies degree worth it?
Across 64 schools, graduates of International/Globalization Studies earn a median $54,769 five years out on $19,500 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Political Scientists (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$54,769
Median debt
$19,500
Years to pay off
3.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
48%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-3.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
8.4%
$65,499 vs $60,006
Net price
$20,885/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$10,584
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore International/Globalization Studies in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.