<p>As always, of course, a lot depends on what school will admit you, what schools you can afford, and what schools are a good fit with your personal preferences.</p>
<p>A lot also depends on your areas of interest and career plans. International affairs is a broad area—foreign policy? humanitarian assistance? international trade? economic development? human rights? global health? national security? international environmental affairs? particular world regions or countries? etc.</p>
<p>Having said that, here are the schools that are considered generally to have the best reputations in global studies/international affairs: Georgetown, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Chicago, Tufts, George Washington, Brown, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Duke, American.</p>
<p>Here are some others to consider: Some others to consider: Bowdoin, Michigan, Denver, Ohio State, Georgia, Wellesley, Middlebury, Boston U, Syracuse, MIT, Macalester, Occidental, Indiana, Williams, Berkeley, Amherst, Virginia, UCSD, U Washington, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Northwestern, William & Mary, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Texas, Oregon, Seton Hall</p>
<p>You also might consider schools that offer a language flagship program ([The</a> Language Flagship - Undergraduate Programs](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/undergraduate-programs]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/undergraduate-programs)) or certain international business programs that offer significant foreign experience and language training, e.g., U South Carolina:[International</a> Business - Darla Moore School of Business](<a href=“404 page not found | University of South Carolina”>404 page not found | University of South Carolina)</p>
<p>Also, see my posts in these threads:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/749245-undergraduate-foreign-policy-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/749245-undergraduate-foreign-policy-schools.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/other-college-majors/902677-political-science-vs-international-relations.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/other-college-majors/902677-political-science-vs-international-relations.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/932091-what-makes-good-school-ir-some-criteria.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/932091-what-makes-good-school-ir-some-criteria.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1572889-how-prepare-united-nations.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1572889-how-prepare-united-nations.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1552572-schools-good-international-development-programs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1552572-schools-good-international-development-programs.html</a></p>