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2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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190 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 303 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,025 and $42,526 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in international relations and national security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations and national security programs and 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 and national security program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $15,362 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $17,509 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Idaho.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at U of I

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $12,141 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UVU.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Utah Valley University

#4

Carroll College

Helena, Montana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carroll Montana, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carroll College is $24,386 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Carroll College

#5

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The College of Idaho, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The College of Idaho is $22,470 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The College of Idaho International Relations & National Security Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $31,512 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Denver.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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