2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security School for You
With 64 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, international relations and national security is the #147 most popular major in Washington.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in International Relations & Security
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the best value school in Washington for international relations and national security students. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year. International Relations majors at EWU take out an average of $16,948 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.
UW Seattle also made our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.
Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $12,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
Gonzaga undergraduate students pay an average of $48,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that international relations majors at Gonzaga take out is $16,875.
Gonzaga did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Washington list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
Whitworth undergraduate students pay an average of $47,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Puget Sound did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Puget Sound are $55,670 a year. The average amount in student loans that international relations majors at Puget Sound take out is $25,000.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Puget Sound also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,379 |
| Oregon | 56 |
| Nevada | 49 |
| Hawaii | 18 |
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International Relations & National Security Related Majors for International Relations
International Relations & National Security is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
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 6 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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