2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security 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.
The Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for international relations majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for international relations and national security students. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for international relations and national security students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $19,252 in tuition and fees each year.
DePaul University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value international relations and national security programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
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Cleveland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $16,654 per year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 15% of our Best International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $24,735 per year.
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University of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.
UChicago also made our Best International Relations & Security Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State
Explore the best international relations and national security schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2 |
| Illinois | 158 |
| Ohio | 34 |
| Indiana | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 34 |
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Majors Related to International Relations
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 10 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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