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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,371 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,122 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for international relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Virginia 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 Virginia for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 505
North Carolina 113
Florida 879
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 68
South Carolina 61
Louisiana 58
Arkansas 48
Alabama 137
Mississippi 58
West Virginia 31

International Relations & National Security is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to International Relations

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 3 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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