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2023 Best International Relations & Security Schools in the New England Region

13 Colleges
$46,654 Avg Salary
$21,771 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security School for You

International Relations & National Security is the #48 most popular major in the country with 5,010 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best International Relations & Security Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best International Relations & National Security Schools in the New England Region

Check out the international relations programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for international relations and national security students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #6 on this year’s Best International Relations & Security Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best International Relations & Security Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #9 on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best international relations and national security programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international relations and national security colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 575
Connecticut 56
Rhode Island 19
New Hampshire 49
Vermont 79

International Relations & National Security is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to International Relations

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 13 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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