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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor's in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Maryland, there were 834 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 100 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $19,177 for maryland bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Johns Hopkins.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on International Relations at Johns Hopkins

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Towson is $22,972 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Towson University International Relations Report

#3

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the #3 spot on the list. UB is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The yearly cost to attend UB is $26,583 for maryland bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about International Relations at UB

#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Goucher also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Goucher College is $24,842 for maryland bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Goucher College

#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mount St Mary’s University is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

The Mount also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount St Mary’s University is $27,297 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Mount St Mary’s University International Relations Report

#6

Washington College

Chestertown, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Washington College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Chestertown, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washington College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington College is $28,468 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about International Relations at Washington College

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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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