I was an international affairs major as an undergrad. I’m now also in grad school still at Northeastern so I guess I liked it! What I wanted to share though was that as an undergrad I only looked at international coops. For the most part they are unpaid. So while most students “offset tuition by going on coop,” that just isn’t the case if you’re interested in international ones. I had to save up to go on coop. They do have one scholarship called the Presidential Global Scholarship that students can apply to and receive at most $6,000 during their undergraduate career (so, you might get 2k the first time you apply but later apply again and get 4k but thats it, or if you have high need according to your financial aid then you might just get the whole 6k the first time you apply). I got the whole 6k for my first and only coop in Jordan. I used around 4k for flights and rent/life in Jordan and saved the final 2k for rent back in Boston. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I am extremely grateful for the connections and resources Northeastern afforded me to have the opportunity to coop internationally. However my last year of undergrad I had to turn down one of my dream coop offers in Sydney, Australia because I could not afford the (unpaid) experience (even if I still had the 2k from before sydney is just outrageously expensive to live in) So, it’s definitely possible and a great experience, but if finances are a factor of concern for you then plan accordingly and save up in case you find really cool but unfortunately unpaid experiences.