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2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California

13 Colleges
$39,402 Avg Salary
$17,860 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Relations & National Security program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for international relations majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey landed the # 3 spot on the 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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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for international relations and national security students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for international relations and national security students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for international relations and national security students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in California list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

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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 13 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.

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