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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$48,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,080 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, international relations and national security was ranked #48 in the country. In fact 5,010 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for international relations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in International Relations & Security

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Claremont Graduate University graduate students pay an average of $36,380 in tuition and fees each year.

Claremont Graduate University also took the #2 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full International Relations & National Security at University of Southern California Report

Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international relations and national security colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 534
Washington 13
Hawaii 17

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 2 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).
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