2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in international relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations programs, but they also 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree international relations students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations

#1

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$11,990 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for Associate Degree International Relations students.

Full HACC International Relations Report

#2

Ventura College

Ventura, California

#2 in overall quality

$1,514 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 1 associates’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Ventura College also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ventura College is $1,514 for Associate Degree International Relations students.

Full Ventura College International Relations Report

#3

American River College

Sacramento, California

#3 in overall quality

$4,816 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree international relations students list, American River has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American River College is $4,816 for Associate Degree International Relations students.

Read full report on International Relations at American River College

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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