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2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUSB, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. USD is a medium-sized school located in San Diego, California that handed out 14 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed 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.

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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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