2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations in California (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 13,616 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,137 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations in California (With Aid)

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, California

#1 in overall quality

$1,514 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Ventura College also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ventura College is $1,514 for California Associate Degree International Relations students with aid.

Read full report on International Relations at Ventura College

#2

American River College

Sacramento, California

#2 in overall quality

$4,816 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

American River did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for American River is $4,816 for California Associate Degree International Relations students with aid.

Full American River 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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