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

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 Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Georgia, there were 488 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,960 and $22,091 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#2

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$18,354 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNG International Relations & National Security Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 6 masters’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

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

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kennesaw State University International Relations & National Security Report

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