2024 Best International Relations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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Colleges in the Southeast Region
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Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in
international relations is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #194 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for international relations students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 21 doctor's degrees in international relations to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great International Relations School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of international relations for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to international relations students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of international relations students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international relations related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for international relations students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank International Relations Schools
The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best International Relations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.