2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 367 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Read full report on International Relations at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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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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