2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New Jersey, there were 179 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,600 and $29,338 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations and national security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - Newark International Relations & National Security Report

#2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, New Jersey

$10,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,935 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Seton Hall University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $48-$75k)

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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