International Relations & National Security at Claremont McKenna College

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

Claremont McKenna is located in Claremont, California and has a total student population of 1,264. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Claremont McKenna.

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.

Claremont McKenna International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Claremont McKenna International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at Claremont McKenna 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
Best International Relations & Security Schools	1
	1
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	22
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	26
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90

International Relations Student Demographics at Claremont McKenna

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

Claremont McKenna International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations & National Security from Claremont McKenna in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Claremont McKenna College with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Claremont McKenna 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
• 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 CA, the home state for Claremont McKenna College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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 Improve917 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.