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

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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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the international relations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 88% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 108 students majoring in international relations at UCSD, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in international relations at Middlebury Institute, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in international relations at Stanford, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Claremont Graduate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in international relations at Claremont Graduate University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the international relations majors at the school.

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University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 44% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 56% are male.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

Women make up 29% of the international relations majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular International Relations & National Security Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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).
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