2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Connecticut (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Connecticut, there were 152 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $24,456 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Yale University

#2

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$21,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,123 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Bridgeport

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security (With Aid)

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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