2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.
Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Angelo State University to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
St. Mary’s graduate students pay an average of $19,846 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also made our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree international relations and national security programs. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.
Embry-Riddle Prescott graduate students pay an average of $20,210 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rice University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree international relations and national security programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
UCO graduate students pay an average of $18,116 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona 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 Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
Request InformationBest International Relations & National Security Colleges by State
Explore the best international relations and national security colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 487 |
| Arizona | 238 |
| Oklahoma | 9 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
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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 13 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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