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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Relations & National Security is the 65th most popular major in the country with 14,762 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the New England region, there were 1,538 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,785 and $31,665 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 554 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in international relations and national security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations and national security 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 and national security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 23 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 51 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree international relations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tufts has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

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#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 38 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree international relations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Boston U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston University International Relations & National Security Report

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 44 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 11 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

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#8

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

With a ranking of #8, Norwich University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 79 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich are $20,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Norwich International Relations & National Security Report

#9

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Salve Regina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 13 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salve Regina, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina University are $11,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 18 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UBridgeport, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #11, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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