2023 Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

International Relations & National Security is the #61 most popular major in Illinois with 158 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the international relations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in International Relations & Security

Best Value International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	2
Ohio	34
Indiana	9
Wisconsin	34

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.

Most Popular Related Majors

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 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.