2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,005 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia 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 also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at GWU

#2

Institute of World Politics

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,020 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of World Politics landed the #2 spot on the list. Institute of World Politics is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Institute of World Politics not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Institute of World Politics are $31,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Institute of World Politics International Relations & National Security Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,948 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 317 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at The American University

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 301 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown University International Relations & National Security Report

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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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