International Relations & National Security at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying international relations and national security, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received their master's degree in international relations.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Relations & National Security section at the bottom of this page.

GMU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in International Relations

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in international relations for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GMU International Relations & National Security Rankings

International Relations Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at George Mason University.

GMU International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 international relations majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a international relations master's degree from GMU, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	45
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics

Careers That International Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in international relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.