2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 300 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree international relations students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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