2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Virginia (With Aid)

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 Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 Virginia, there were 1,053 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree international relations students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 43 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations at GMU

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Old Dominion University

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations at Liberty University

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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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