International Relations & National Security at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 8 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.

Calvin International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Calvin International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at Calvin 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
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	176

International Relations Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

The international relations program at Calvin awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Political Science Professors	400	$98,830
Political Scientists	60	$95,570

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.