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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
494 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 1,446 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 494 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree international relations students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the New England Region

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salve Regina University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salve Regina also took the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina are $11,370.

Read more about International Relations at Salve Regina University

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 79 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264.

Read more about International Relations at Norwich

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations at Northeastern University

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 11 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #8 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read full report on International Relations at URI

#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UBridgeport, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at UBridgeport

#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Yale University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 23 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University International Relations Report

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Suffolk University International Relations Report

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Harvard University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 51 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University International Relations Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Full Tufts International Relations Report

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations at Boston U

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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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