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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 90 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,870 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rhodes College.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on International Relations at Rhodes College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $7,524 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full The University of Tennessee - Martin International Relations Report

#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $8,919 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Read more about International Relations at Middle Tennessee State University

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $10,256 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on International Relations at UofM

#5

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $10,632 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ETSU International Relations Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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