International Relations & National Security at The City College of New York

Every international relations and national security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the international relations program at The City College of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 58 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from CCNY.

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.

CCNY International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

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

CCNY International Relations & National Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international relations progam at CCNY 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 CCNY 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 Master’s Degree Schools	81
Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	97
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187

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

Earnings of CCNY International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $31,183. This is less than $35,647, which is the national average of all international relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

International Relations Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from CCNY. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

The international relations program at CCNY awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in international relations.

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

CCNY 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
• 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 NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.