2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in International Relations & Security
Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $17,978 per year. On average, international relations graduates from Angelo State take out $19,527 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, international relations majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $21,610 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $38,966 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $712.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Embry-Riddle Prescott also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.
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Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
TCU undergraduate students pay an average of $51,660 in tuition and fees each year.
TCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Trinity 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 city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Trinity U undergraduate students pay an average of $47,392 in tuition and fees each year.
Trinity U also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Baylor undergraduate students pay an average of $50,232 in tuition and fees each year. On average, international relations graduates from Baylor take out $19,882 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Baylor also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best international relations and national security schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 487 |
| Arizona | 238 |
| Oklahoma | 9 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
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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 9 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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