2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region
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International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,340 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,038 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Chico is $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, SFSU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,113 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend SFSU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNR is $15,081 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 1 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, Wazzu has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend EWU is $12,607 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
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Portland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,040 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend Portland State University.
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Mills College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Mills is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 4 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, Mills has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mills is $22,202 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Middlebury Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Azusa, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Azusa Pacific University is $26,293 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in McMinnville, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
Linfield also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Linfield is $27,951 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gonzaga is $33,793 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of California - Davis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 169 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $14,669 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Whitworth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Whitworth University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, Whitworth has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $25,557 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend Whitworth University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Riverside came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Riverside is $12,871 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Riverside International Relations Report
California Lutheran University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CLU, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Lutheran University is $26,489 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations at California Lutheran University
University of the Pacific ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Pacific also took the #15 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Pacific is $28,929 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations at University of the Pacific
Loyola Marymount University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, Loyola Marymount has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola Marymount is $42,861 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations at Loyola Marymount
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
SMC also took the #14 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s College of California is $34,392 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations at Saint Mary’s College of California
University of San Diego ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
USD also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for USD is $32,460 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations at University of San Diego
University of Redlands did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Redlands is $27,958 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of San Francisco came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of San Francisco is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 57 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of San Francisco is $36,424 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lewis & Clark College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, Lewis and Clark College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis & Clark College is $35,546 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Pomona College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Pomona also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Pomona College is $17,458 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stanford University is $11,496 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #25, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont McKenna is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 21 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Claremont McKenna, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $22,161 for far western us region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Claremont McKenna.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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%.
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