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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2020-2021, 211 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in International Relations & Security

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

3 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Virginia

$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

8 Doctor's Degrees

#12 in Quality in Virginia

$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full International Relations & National Security at Old Dominion University Report

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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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