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

8 Ranked Colleges
500 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in New York

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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 York, there were 1,269 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,591 and $37,377 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 500 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in New York

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Baruch College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Baruch is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Baruch also took the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baruch are $20,880, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree international relations students list, John Jay has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice are $20,962.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 194 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

The New School

New York, New York

With a ranking of #8, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 49 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642.

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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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