2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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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 Virginia, there were 1,134 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,400 and $23,466 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,420 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at GMU

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Old Dominion

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #3 spot on the list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Regent

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’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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