2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 557 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international relations students.
Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree international relations students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Mary’s also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #3 spot on the list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree international relations students list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott are $19,636, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 34 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on International Relations at Arizona State University - Tempe
Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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