Bachelor's degree · Social sciences · CIP 45.09
International Relations and National Security Studies: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 294 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in International Relations and National Security Studies, together awarding 7,454 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $45,374 one year after finishing and $71,085 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $19,500 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare International Relations and National Security Studies programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 73 of 289; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in International Relations and National Security Studies
| George Washington University Washington · Private nonprofit | DC | 410 | $56,427 | $84,630 | $20,500 |
| American University Washington · Private nonprofit | DC | 391 | $52,053 | $77,524 | $20,500 |
| Georgetown University Washington · Private nonprofit | DC | 289 | $58,983 | $88,332 | $13,750 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee · Public | FL | 266 | $42,682 | $70,510 | $12,045 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 217 | $41,435 | $66,096 | $15,750 |
| University of Georgia Athens · Public | GA | 211 | $43,439 | $72,946 | $15,000 |
| Brown University Providence · Private nonprofit | RI | 178 | $67,921 | $90,268 | $12,000 |
| Boston University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 156 | $54,505 | $78,775 | $19,750 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles · Private nonprofit | CA | 139 | $58,462 | $98,740 | $18,500 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville · Public | VA | 138 | $55,478 | $91,424 | $18,000 |
| Tufts University Medford · Private nonprofit | MA | 130 | $67,656 | $87,903 | $18,500 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus · Public | OH | 123 | $45,653 | $68,793 | $15,000 |
| George Mason University Fairfax · Public | VA | 121 | $49,194 | $70,308 | $18,750 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg · Public | VA | 116 | $49,579 | $82,747 | $20,500 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · Public | IN | 115 | $47,067 | $65,806 | $19,479 |
| New York University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 109 | $53,836 | n/a | $20,500 |
| University of California-Davis Davis · Public | CA | 108 | $42,448 | $68,693 | $12,250 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing · Public | MI | 104 | $48,616 | $89,510 | $18,500 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 97 | $47,319 | $79,690 | $22,000 |
| University of Denver Denver · Private nonprofit | CO | 92 | $46,947 | $71,278 | $19,375 |
| Fordham University Bronx · Private nonprofit | NY | 86 | $57,233 | $89,308 | $24,462 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse · Private nonprofit | NY | 85 | $47,500 | $75,470 | $23,250 |
| William & Mary Williamsburg · Public | VA | 78 | $54,909 | $90,729 | $20,500 |
| Yale University New Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 76 | $75,862 | n/a | n/a |
| University of South Florida Tampa · Public | FL | 74 | $29,957 | $61,878 | $17,250 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 63 | $59,674 | $105,903 | n/a |
| Stanford University Stanford · Private nonprofit | CA | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg · Public | VA | 59 | $51,107 | $73,980 | $20,012 |
| Seton Hall University South Orange · Private nonprofit | NJ | 59 | $48,858 | $73,001 | $22,500 |
| United States Military Academy West Point · Public | NY | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside · Public | CA | 57 | $41,407 | $63,361 | $15,000 |
| Virginia Military Institute Lexington · Public | VA | 55 | $45,374 | $81,471 | $23,250 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans · Private nonprofit | LA | 53 | $44,152 | $76,659 | $19,500 |
| CUNY City College New York · Public | NY | 52 | $38,415 | $71,734 | $11,500 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott · Private nonprofit | AZ | 51 | $55,968 | $79,009 | $19,500 |
| Colgate University Hamilton · Private nonprofit | NY | 47 | $63,890 | $92,189 | $12,537 |
| Northeastern University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 47 | $59,562 | $82,893 | $21,000 |
| United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy · Public | CO | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis · Public | MN | 46 | $40,625 | $55,935 | $23,000 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury · Private nonprofit | VT | 45 | $69,907 | $74,393 | $16,250 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford · Public | OH | 44 | $44,271 | $72,729 | $17,613 |
| Brigham Young University Provo · Private nonprofit | UT | 41 | $55,003 | $78,664 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi University · Public | MS | 41 | $37,741 | n/a | $21,500 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles · Private nonprofit | CA | 40 | $41,357 | n/a | $20,139 |
| Baylor University Waco · Private nonprofit | TX | 39 | $40,056 | $78,870 | $20,000 |
| Carleton College Northfield · Private nonprofit | MN | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Delaware Newark · Public | DE | 38 | $39,361 | $61,783 | $27,000 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables · Private nonprofit | FL | 38 | $30,078 | $81,928 | $13,423 |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw · Public | GA | 37 | $47,100 | $64,908 | $24,375 |
| Northwestern University Evanston · Private nonprofit | IL | 37 | $50,693 | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: International Relations and National Security Studies
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in International Relations and National Security Studies?
- The College Scorecard lists 294 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in International Relations and National Security Studies.
- How much do International Relations and National Security Studies graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $45,374 one year after graduation (97 institutions reporting) and $71,085 five years after graduation (106 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do International Relations and National Security Studies graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of Pennsylvania ($119,822), Johns Hopkins University ($105,903), University of Southern California ($98,740), Hobart William Smith Colleges ($98,316), and Bucknell University ($96,568).
- How much student debt do International Relations and National Security Studies graduates have?
- The median institution's International Relations and National Security Studies graduates leave with $19,500 in federal student loans (81 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most International Relations and National Security Studies degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: George Washington University (410), American University (391), Georgetown University (289), Florida State University (266), and Florida International University (217).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in International Relations and National Security Studies (CIP code 45.09), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.