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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 341 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in international relations.

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Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s

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

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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 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 85 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on International Relations at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 56 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about International Relations at UT Austin

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s list. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about International Relations at St. Mary’s

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Rice International Relations Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Full UTSA International Relations Report

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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 37 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about International Relations at Baylor

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