2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security School for You
With 165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, international relations and national security is the #14 most popular major in Vermont.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Vermont to see which 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.
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.
Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in International Relations & Security
Our analysis found Norwich University to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a degree in Vermont. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Norwich are $44,020 a year. While working on their degree, international relations majors at Norwich accumulate an average of around $19,875 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Norwich did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont list.
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The excellent programs at Middlebury College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in Vermont. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Middlebury undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, international relations graduates from Middlebury take out $15,191 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Middlebury is ranked #1 for overall quality for international relations in Vermont.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 a year. While working on their degree, international relations majors at Saint Michael's accumulate an average of around $25,800 in student debt.
Saint Michael’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SIT Graduate Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in Vermont list. SIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Brattleboro.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIT are $18,796 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,150 |
| Connecticut | 146 |
| New Hampshire | 100 |
| Maine | 19 |
| Rhode Island | 70 |
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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 4 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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