2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree international relations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, California

#2 in overall quality

$978 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ventura College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ventura College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $978 for associate degree international relations students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ventura College.

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#2

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$10,648 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend HACC is $10,648 for Associate Degree International Relations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about International Relations at HACC

#3

American River College

Sacramento, California

#3 in overall quality

$4,591 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American River did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for American River College is $4,591 for associate degree international relations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on International Relations at American River

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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