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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Texas, there were 470 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,540 and $28,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree international relations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree international relations students whose families make $48-$75k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 88 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 28 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 37 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St. Mary’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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