International Relations & National Security at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Stanford International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in International Relations

Stanford International Relations & National Security Rankings

International Relations Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in international relations from Stanford in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.