2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 205 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,250 and $52,454 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree international relations students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Colorado

#1

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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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