2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security School for You
In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #77 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value programs for international relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in International Relations & Security
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best value school in Connecticut for international relations and national security students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.
Yale also made our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.
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Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, international relations majors at Fairfield U accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
Fairfield U also took the #3 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Conn College are $60,795 per year. While working on their degree, international relations majors at Conn College accumulate an average of around $25,750 in student debt.
Conn College also took the #5 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Bridgeport is a great value for international relations and national security students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.
UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,150 |
| New Hampshire | 100 |
| Maine | 19 |
| Rhode Island | 70 |
| Vermont | 165 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 5 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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