2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

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International Relations & National Security is the 65th most popular major in the country with 14,762 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,051 and had an average of $28,099 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 179 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,600 and $29,338 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations and national security programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and national security 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 New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree international relations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, New Jersey

$10,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus International Relations & National Security Report

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,935 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #3 spot on the list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 42 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Seton Hall

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $30-$48k)

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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