2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,616 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations at USC

#1

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California

#2 in overall quality

$36,380 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #1 spot on the list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s international relations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Claremont Graduate University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Claremont Graduate University International Relations Report

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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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