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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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 Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 3,264 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,658 and $22,601 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. 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.

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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 the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Florida International University

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of Virginia

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Georgia Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 2 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of Central Florida

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #5 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 2 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Old Dominion International Relations & National Security Report

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree international relations students list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at U Miami

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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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