2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree School for You
International Relations & National Security is the #66 most popular major in the country with 14,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Georgia the best value school in the Southeast Region for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNG are $16,014 per year.
UNG excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FIU are $18,963 a year. The average amount in student loans that international relations majors at FIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,948.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year. International Relations majors at USF Tampa take out an average of $19,724 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, USF Tampa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year. The average amount in student loans that international relations majors at Florida State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,446. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $173, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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James Madison University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
JMU undergraduate students pay an average of $29,564 in tuition and fees each year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $466.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 5% of our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year. The average amount in student loans that international relations majors at UofM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,192.
Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Georgia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.
GaSou undergraduate students pay an average of $17,539 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of West Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree international relations and national security programs. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWF are $18,658 a year. On average, international relations graduates from UWF take out $19,382 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State
Explore the best international relations and national security colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 505 |
| Virginia | 1,122 |
| North Carolina | 113 |
| Florida | 879 |
| Tennessee | 109 |
| Kentucky | 68 |
| South Carolina | 61 |
| Louisiana | 58 |
| Arkansas | 48 |
| Alabama | 137 |
| Mississippi | 58 |
| West Virginia | 31 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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