2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Georgia
6Colleges
154,957Bachelor's Degrees
$29,917Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value International Relations & National Security School for You
In 2021-2022, 154,957 bachelor's degrees were awarded to international relations & national security students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.9% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Georgia ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international relations. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on international relations schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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Featured International Relations & National Security Programs
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University of Georgia landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value international relations & national security schools. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population. UGA not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #2 on our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UGA is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,403. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UGA is about $134,091. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Our rankings recognize Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Georgia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia rankings.
It takes the average student at Georgia Tech about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $36,104 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech is $164,273. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize University of North Georgia as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UNG is 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,030. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UNG is $102,944. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Georgia Southern University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, GaSou has also earned the #5 rank in our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia ranking.
The average student at GaSou graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $25,197. This means that the average student pays around $115,402 to get a bachelor’s degree from GaSou. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kennesaw State University. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. KSU Georgia did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia list.
It takes the average student at KSU Georgia about 4.8 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,748. This means that the average student pays around $143,980 to get a bachelor’s degree from KSU Georgia. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Emory University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Emory also took the #1 spot in our Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Georgia rankings.
It takes the average student at Emory about 4.1 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $34,020. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Emory be around $140,162. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Rankings in Majors Related to International Relations
International Relations & National Security is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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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