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International Relations & National Security at Naval Postgraduate School

International Relations & National Security at Naval Postgraduate School

If you plan to study international relations & national security, take a look at what Naval Postgraduate School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and approximately 2,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in International Relations

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in international relations, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

International Relations Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

13% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of international relations master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. Naval Postgraduate School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a international relations master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 74
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within International Relations & National Security

If you plan to be a international relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Naval Postgraduate School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other International Relations & National Security Studies 163
International Security 94

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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Political Science Professors 860 $112,360
Political Scientists 160 $74,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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