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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$44,281 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,080 Avg Salary

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

International Relations & National Security is the #48 most popular major in the country with 5,010 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international relations majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in International Relations & Security

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $33,186 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international relations and national security colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 533
Pennsylvania 59
Maryland 589
New Jersey 67
District of Columbia 998

International Relations & National Security is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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