2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,762 people earned their degree in international relations and national security, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,051 and had an average of $28,099 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 73 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,894 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations and national security programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and national security 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 Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at UW - Madison

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $0-$30k)

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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