2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

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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.

Across Maryland, there were 834 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,633 and $35,192 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 630 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations and national security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Maryland

#1

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,614 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland master’s degree international relations students list, UB has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at UB

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,687 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 609 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Johns Hopkins

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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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