2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s
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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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,553 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations and national security programs, but they also 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 Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s. Salve Regina is a small school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 13 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina are $11,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 8 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Angelo State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Angelo State University International Relations & National Security Report
Liberty University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 29 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Norwich University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Norwich is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264.
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With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $19,636, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Marquette University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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George Washington University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 343 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Troy University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 71 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #14, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Florida State University International Relations & National Security Report
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
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University of Georgia landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
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With a ranking of #18, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full DePaul International Relations & National Security Report
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.
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Regent University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 10 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.
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With a ranking of #21, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeastern also took the #20 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #23, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Kansas State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full K -State International Relations & National Security Report
San Francisco State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s list. SFSU is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 12 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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%.
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