International Relations & National Security at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Dickinson International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

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 Dickinson 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	30
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	71
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	89
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	108
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	197

International Relations Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from Dickinson. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Dickinson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dickinson 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
• Archeology
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 Dickinson College.

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.