International Relations & National Security at Duquesne University

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

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,830 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,590 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne 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.

Duquesne International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Duquesne International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at Duquesne 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
	210

Earnings of Duquesne International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duquesne is $29,609. 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 Duquesne

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

Duquesne International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations & National Security from Duquesne in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Duquesne 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 Duquesne University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• 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 Duquesne 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 Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.