International Relations & National Security at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 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.

NYU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in International Relations

NYU International Relations & National Security Rankings

International Relations Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

Of the 133 international relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.