International Relations & National Security at Carleton College

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

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940. In 2021, 38 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Carleton.

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.

Carleton International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Carleton International Relations & National Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international relations progam at Carleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Carleton 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best International Relations & Security Schools	18
	29
	42
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	82
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	135

International Relations Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 international relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Carleton, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Carleton 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 Carleton College with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Carleton 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 & Anthropology
• 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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Political Science Professors	220	$99,800

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 Dogs1337 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.