Local Colleges & Universities
Across the globe, there are countless universities and colleges which offer access to an international education, but out-of-state tuition can make these inaccessible to some students. However, there are plenty of school options close to home for students pursuing a degree in majors related to international topics. While some universities and colleges may have more international experiences and degree options than others, they all will offer resources to help you access global opportunities. This next section is a compilation of many schools both in Kansas and Missouri and information regarding their fields of study and international connection, including study abroad programs and clubs/organizations that link to international subjects.
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Kansas Schools
Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, Baker University offers over 30 different majors associated with global engagement and within the international career field. This private university is committed adressing the civic, social, health, and environmental needs of our global community by promoting critical thinking and context awareness anchored in the principles of multiculturality and diversity. Baker university offers an engagement with the international community by offering multiple study abroad programs, promoting international events as part of student groups and activities, and through career advising services.
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Located in Great Bend, Kansas, Barton Community College offers over 40 different academic and certificate programs that encompass global awareness and engage with the international career field. Barton seeks to cultivate community engagement in the local, national, and international level. Offering a multitude of multicultural student clubes and organizations ad allowing you the opportunity to experience a global enviroment through their gousing oprtions, Barton has ample space for you to experience international perspectives, challenges, and opportunities.
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Located in Emporia, Kansas, Emporia State University offers over 25 different majors within the international career field. The university also has a series of established study abroad programs, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. As a part of its Office of International Education, the university puts on numerous international-related events open to all students in addition to its areas of International Student & Scholar Services, Multi-Cultural Programming, and Campus & Community Relations.
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Located in Overland Park, Kansas, Johnson County Community College offers over 35 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in various countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university also has an International Club which seeks to create and support engagement opportunities for international and non-international students at JCCC.
Located in Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University offers over 40 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university’s International Coordinating Council hosts an annual International Week which showcases different international cultures and fosters student relations.
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Located in Kansas City, Kansas, KC Kansas Community College offers over 15 different majors within the international career field. The college offers study abroad programs in many different countries to allow students the possibility to establish a greater international understanding. The college has an Intercultural Center which acts as a place for students from various international backgrounds to come together and foster “International and Multicultural Education,” while also putting on various international-related events.
Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the University of Kansas offers over 40 different majors within the international career field. Within its International Affairs program, the college offers International Support Services, Study Abroad & Global Engagement, International Admissions, the Applied English Center, International Short Programs, and an Academic Accelerator Program. The university’s study abroad office offers study abroad programs in many countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples.
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Located in Leavenworth, Kansas, the University of Saint Mary offers over 25 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university is “a welcoming community with an appreciation for international perspectives and diverse cultures.” On top of that, the university’s mission impacts lives in Korea, Syria, Germany, Samoa, and many other countries.
Located in Topeka, Kansas, Washburn University offers over 35 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in multiple countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university’s Office of International Programs offers resources to promote global understanding within the university.
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Located in Wichita, Kansas, Wichita State University offers over 40 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university has an established Office of International Education which offers a Global Mentors program where students assist incoming international students and form relationships with people of various backgrounds.
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Missouri Schools
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Avila University offers over 20 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university also has an International Student Organization that aims to “foster awareness, appreciation, and understanding of different cultures” through various programs and events.
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With campuses across Missouri and online learning options, Metropolitan Community College offers over 30 different associate degrees and certificate programs within the international career field including International Studies, Military Technology, and Foreign Language Interpreting. Across it’s campuses in Independence, Lee’s Summit, and Kansas City, MCC hosts approximately 200 international students from more than 50 countries, creating a vibrant landscape of different cultures and languages. The programs and institutional culture at MCC intend to “help students understand themselves, the society of which they are a part and the universe in which they live.”
Located in Joplin, Missouri, Missouri Southern State University offers over 25 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university has many student organizations relating to international topics, including an International Club, so students can interact with others who enjoy establishing global relationships.
Located in Springfield, Missouri, Missouri State University offers over 35 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university offers an Office of International Programs which include various opportunities to teach students and faculty the benefits of international education and exchange.
Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, Missouri Western State University offers over 35 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university has an established Center for Multicultural Education which has frequent celebrations of different cultures and peoples.
Located in Maryville, Missouri, Northwest Missouri State University offers over 30 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university offers a Friends of International Students program, which matches an international student with someone in the community to promote “friendship and understanding between people of different nationalities”.
Located in Parkville, Missouri, Park University offers over 25 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university’s International Center for Music invites foreign musicians and showcases various foreign styles of music to students.
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Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, the University of Central Missouri offers over 35 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. With international students representing over 45 countries, students have ample opportunity to interact from people from different countries and cultures.
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Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the University of Missouri Kansas City offers over 30 different majors within the international career field. The university’s study abroad office has study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university offers many events to bring international students and non-international students closer and to foster global education.
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Located in Columbia, Missouri, the University of Missouri offers over 50 different majors within the international career field. MU offers study abroad programs for every major in more than 40 countries, which allow students to gain new perspectives on academics through experiential learning and obtain skills for the global workforce. Students can also be internationally engaged without ever leaving the MU campus – international groups and organizations, language and friendship programs, and international events all encourage international and domestic students to make connections and share their cultures and experiences.
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Located in Liberty, Missouri, William Jewell College offers over 20 different majors within the international career field. The university’s Center for Global Studies helps students personalize study abroad programs in numerous countries, which allow students to experience other cultures, languages, and peoples. The university also has an entire list of courses under the International Relations category, so students are guaranteed to have plenty of options to expand their knowledge of the world.
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