2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (With Aid)

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, California

#2 in overall quality

$1,514 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ventura, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ventura College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $1,514 for Associate Degree International Relations students with aid per year to attend Ventura College.

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#2

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$11,990 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Harrisburg Area Community College is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

HACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,990 for associate degree international relations students with aid per year to attend HACC.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at HACC

#3

American River College

Sacramento, California

#3 in overall quality

$4,816 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #3 spot on the list. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 2 associates’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

American River also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American River College is $4,816 for associate degree international relations students with aid.

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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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