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2023 Best International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$56,002 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree School for You

International Relations & National Security is the #49 most popular major in California with 534 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in International Relations & Security

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for international relations and national security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Hawaii 17

One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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