2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Plains States region, there were 455 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 67 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Webster University

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 12 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations at Kansas State University

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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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