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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Connecticut, there were 152 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $24,456 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$21,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,123 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #1 spot on the list. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Bridgeport

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Full Yale 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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