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

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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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Full DU International Relations & National Security Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k)

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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