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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $0-$30k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,616 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,137 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in international relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international relations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

Read full report on International Relations at Stanford

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 109 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read more about International Relations at UCSD

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC International Relations Report

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.

Full SFSU International Relations Report

#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. University of San Diego is a medium-sized school located in San Diego, California that handed out 14 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations at University of San Diego

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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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