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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 303 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,025 and $42,526 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students with aid per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,132 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students with aid per year to attend U of I.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at U of I

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $9,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students with aid per year to attend Utah Valley University.

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#4

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Caldwell, Idaho, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

The College of Idaho not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $21,005 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students with aid per year to attend The College of Idaho.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Carroll College

Helena, Montana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #5 spot on the list. Carroll College is located in Helena, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Carroll Montana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Carroll Montana is $23,726 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Carroll College

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DU is $32,361 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at DU

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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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