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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$34,536 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,371 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for international relations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the international relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in International Relations & Security

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Virginia Tech

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year. International Relations majors at Duke take out an average of $17,658 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Duke also made our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full International Relations & National Security at North Carolina State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.

Full International Relations & National Security at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

GMU also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full International Relations & National Security at George Mason University Report

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate international relations and national security programs. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regent are $17,190 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Regent University Report

Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international relations and national security schools 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

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

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