2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 2,248 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,300 and $47,511 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations and national security programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Full American University International Relations & National Security Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (With Aid)

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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