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2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$47,568 Avg Salary
$21,302 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, international relations and national security was ranked #48 in the country. In fact 5,010 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for international relations and national security students. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full International Relations & National Security at Rice University Report

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 314
Arizona 134
Oklahoma 2
New Mexico 11

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 16 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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