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Most Popular International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Women make up 38% of the international relations majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 70% of the international relations majors at the school.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international relations and national security schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the international relations majors at the school.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 86
Georgia 62
Tennessee 19
Kentucky 27
Alabama 75
South Carolina 2
West Virginia 0

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 3 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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