2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey, there were 179 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,600 and $29,338 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations and national security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

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

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

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Rutgers University - Newark is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 14 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Rutgers Newark

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,935 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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