2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate School for You
International Relations & National Security is the #142 most popular major in North Carolina with 113 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina 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.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in International Relations & Security
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year. International Relations majors at Duke take out an average of $17,658 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 505 |
| Virginia | 1,122 |
| 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 2 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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