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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$38,276 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,306 people earned a degree or certificate in international relations and national security, making the major the #66 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for international relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international relations majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full International Relations & National Security at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Kansas State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full International Relations & National Security at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the United States. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full International Relations & National Security at Johns Hopkins University Report

Claremont Graduate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Claremont Graduate University graduate students pay an average of $36,380 in tuition and fees each year.

Claremont Graduate University also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full International Relations & National Security at Claremont Graduate University Report

Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Florida International University Report

With a ranking of #8, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#10

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

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International Relations & National Security by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.

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