by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 770 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,568 and $21,302 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 417 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. That schools that top this list have a program in international relations and national security in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international relations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 56 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Angelo State University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about International Relations & National Security at St. Mary’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Rice University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Embry-Riddle Prescott
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 32 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UTEP International Relations & National Security Report
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 72 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Arizona State University - Skysong
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Texas A&M College Station
University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 56 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at UT Austin
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at UNM
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 2 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at UCO
With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at ASU - Tempe
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 UTSA
Baylor University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 37 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Baylor University
With a ranking of #14, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full SFASU International Relations & National Security Report
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