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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,340 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Stanford

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus International Relations Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read full report on International Relations at UCSD

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 12 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations at San Francisco State University

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 1 students 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 the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations at USC

#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k list, USD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410.

Full University of San Diego International Relations Report

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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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