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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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24 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southeast region, there were 3,264 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,658 and $22,601 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations and national security programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations and national security 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s international relations degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida International University International Relations & National Security Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Georgia Tech

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at USF Tampa

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Virginia International Relations & National Security Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 2 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Central Florida

#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k list, Old Dominion has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 4 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, 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%.

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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