by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
International Relations & National Security is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,288 and had an average of $21,455 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,355 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,297 and $22,820 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international relations and national security program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree international relations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Notre Dame College International Relations & National Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at UChicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Marquette University International Relations & National Security Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Dayton, Ohio 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 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus International Relations & National Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DePaul University International Relations & National Security Report
University of Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Indianapolis International Relations & National Security Report
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Full Cleveland State University International Relations & National Security Report
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Akron Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at UW - Madison
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 5 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Indiana University - Bloomington
Central Michigan University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Central Michigan
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