2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 535 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #75 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for international relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $13,144 per year.
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Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt Bradford is a small public school located in the remote town of Bradford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Bradford are $14,354 per year.
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Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at YCP are $22,350 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Albright College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in Pennsylvania. Albright is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Albright are $27,678 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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With a ranking of #6, Lafayette College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lafayette are $56,364 a year.
Lafayette also took the #5 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree international relations and national security programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year. International Relations majors at UPenn take out an average of $16,517 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality for international relations in Pennsylvania.
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La Salle University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year.
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Bucknell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for international relations and national security students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Bucknell undergraduate students pay an average of $59,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Bucknell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Wilkes University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilkes are $39,914 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,233 |
| Maryland | 759 |
| New Jersey | 185 |
| District of Columbia | 2,268 |
| Delaware | 55 |
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Majors Related to International Relations
One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to International Relations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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