2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in International Relations & Security

#1

Wright State University - Main Campus

Dayton, OH

2 Graduate Certificates

$24,286 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wright State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

92 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$63,936 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value international relations and national security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

1 Graduate Certificates

$24,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $24,648 in tuition and fees each year.

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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).
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