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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, there were 389 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,114 and $24,300 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

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