2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 1,137 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international relations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree international relations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California International Relations Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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