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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
598 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,762 people earned their degree in international relations and national security, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 1,659 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,623 and $23,466 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 598 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in international relations and national security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations and national security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations and national security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Stanford

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD International Relations & National Security Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

SDSU also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at San Diego State University

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #4 spot on the list. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSB are $17,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at California State University - San Bernardino

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 12 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at San Francisco State University

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Full USC International Relations & National Security Report

#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of San Diego is located in San Diego, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of San Diego

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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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