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International Relations & National Security at University of California - San Diego

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International Relations & National Security at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study international relations and national security, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 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.

UCSD International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in International Relations

UCSD International Relations & National Security Rankings

International Relations Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

40% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The international relations program at UCSD awarded 108 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 32
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 University of California - San Diego.

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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