2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Relations is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 968 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 326 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations at Harvard

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 229 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Tufts

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U International Relations Report

#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Read more about International Relations at Northeastern University

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

$40,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Suffolk University

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations (With Aid)

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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