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2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$35,190 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,371 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the best value school in the United States for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the United States. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station 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 medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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#5

Institute of World Politics

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of World Politics. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Institute of World Politics is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Institute of World Politics are $31,600 per year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate international relations and national security programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year. International Relations majors at Duke take out an average of $17,658 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Duke excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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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 25 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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