International Relations & National Security at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021, 20 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.

Carnegie Mellon International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations
• Master’s Degree in International Relations

Carnegie Mellon International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at Carnegie Mellon 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in international relations from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #85 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

International Relations Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

The international relations program at Carnegie Mellon awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% 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 Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Carnegie Mellon International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of international relations master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. Carnegie Mellon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 Carnegie Mellon 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 Daderot under License

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