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2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,340 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,821 and $24,013 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Indiana University - Bloomington

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Cleveland State University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree international relations students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of Akron Main Campus

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree international relations students whose families make more than $110k list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

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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%.

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  • 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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