International Relations & National Security at Bucknell University

If you plan to study international relations and national security, take a look at what Bucknell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in 2021, 29 of them were international relations and national security majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Relations & National Security section at the bottom of this page.

Bucknell International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Bucknell International Relations & National Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how Bucknell performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at Bucknell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Relations & National Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	23
	34
Most Focused International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89

Earnings of Bucknell International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bucknell is $44,905. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at Bucknell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at Bucknell University.

Bucknell International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from Bucknell. About 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Bucknell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in international relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That International Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in international relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.