2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.
International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 557 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 $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 44 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
St. Mary’s also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Embry-Riddle Prescott also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott are $19,636.
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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%.
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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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