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

7 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 557 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree international relations students with aid list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Read full report on International Relations at Rice

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin International Relations Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations at Texas A&M College Station

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 34 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320.

Full St. Mary’s International Relations Report

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCO International Relations Report

#5 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $19,636.

Read more about International Relations at Embry-Riddle Prescott

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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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