2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 90 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
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.
Top 15% Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Webster University to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty 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 United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the United States. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette 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 Marquette are $21,960 a year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #7, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
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University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree international relations and national security programs. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.
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Institute of World Politics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for international relations and national security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Institute of World Politics is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Institute of World Politics are $31,600 per year.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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St. Mary’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 5% of our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Here are some additional great value schools for International Relations & Security students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
15 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
16 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott | Prescott, AZ |
17 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
18 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
International Relations & National Security by Region
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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 Majors Related to International Relations
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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