International Relations & National Security at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,053 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 56 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.

Excelsior College International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in international relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Excelsior College International Relations & National Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international relations progam at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College 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 Popular Online International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools	2
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	51

International Relations Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Excelsior College. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Excelsior College since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Excelsior College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences

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 Excelsior College.

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.