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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,340 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,821 and $24,013 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Chicago International Relations & National Security Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at UW - Madison

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Indiana University - Bloomington

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree international relations students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wright State University - Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Wright State University - Main Campus

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Cleveland State University

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Akron Main Campus

#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Marquette

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760.

Full DePaul International Relations & National Security Report

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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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