2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Rhode Island

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Rhode Island” 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 Rhode Island, there were 114 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree international relations students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Rhode Island

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$11,370 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salve Regina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina University are $11,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations at Salve Regina

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rhode Island 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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