International Relations & National Security at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a international relations school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's international relations program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 381 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.

GWU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in International Relations

GWU International Relations & National Security Rankings

International Relations Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 381 international relations majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Of the students who received a international relations master's degree from GWU, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	202
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Criminology
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Political Science Professors	1,160	$127,410

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.