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2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 482 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,167 and $26,620 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue International Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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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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