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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,288 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree international relations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 66 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #4 spot on the list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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