2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region

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International Relations is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 13,117 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 1,562 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international relations.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region

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

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the New England Region

1

Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

#9 overall quality in New England

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tufts University International Relations Report

2

Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region list. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on International Relations at Salve Regina University

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

#2 overall quality in New England

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Relations at Brown

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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