2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 13,616 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,111 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,708 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in international relations. 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Southeast Region
Out of the 50 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 364 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend Florida State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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 95%.
Read more about International Relations at Florida State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 288 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 94 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations at University of South Florida - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNG is $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
University of Memphis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
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The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 25 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 38 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Georgia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 227 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students list, UGA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 94%.
Read more about International Relations at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #13, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
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Mercer University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Macon, Georgia 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 20 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercer is $21,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 87%.
University of West Georgia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $16,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
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University of Mississippi ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $14,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about International Relations at University of Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Northern Kentucky University is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 53 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend UARK.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Mary Washington landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UMW is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 21 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMW, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMW is $21,907 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Murray State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Murray State University.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 31 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Western Kentucky University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international relations students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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- 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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