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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$48,578 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,631 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in International Relations & Security

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Yale also made our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
$52,870 Average Tuition & Fees

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairfield U are $52,870 per 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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#3

Connecticut College

New London, CT
$60,795 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Conn College undergraduate students pay an average of $60,795 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 made our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #5.

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#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Bridgeport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in Connecticut. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.

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#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in Connecticut. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UHart are $44,885 a year.

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Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the New England Region

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

One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.

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