2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Policy Analysis (Income $30-$48k)

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 Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 195 people earned their degree in international policy analysis, making the major the 890th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 international policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in international policy analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international policy analysis 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 policy analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Policy Analysis (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 34 masters’s international policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Policy Analysis at UChicago

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s international policy analysis students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best International Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Policy Analysis at Texas A&M College Station

#3

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international policy analysis degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Read more about International Policy Analysis at UMass Boston

#4

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 masters’s international policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best International Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Policy Analysis at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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