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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$38,276 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 5,010 people earned a degree or certificate in international relations and national security, making the major the #48 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for international relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the international relations doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full International Relations & National Security at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Kansas State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full International Relations & National Security at Johns Hopkins University Report

Claremont Graduate University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380 per year.

Claremont Graduate University also claimed a spot on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full International Relations & National Security at Tufts University Report

#10

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for international relations and national security students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

Full International Relations & National Security at American University Report

International Relations & National Security by Region

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One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to International Relations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.

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