International Relations at George Washington University

Every international relations 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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Relations section at the bottom of this page.

GWU International Relations Degrees Available

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

GWU International Relations Rankings

The international relations major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Relations. 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.

International Relations Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU International Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	247
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

GWU International Relations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of international relations master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in international relations each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a international relations master's degree from GWU, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	209
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Political Science Professors	1,160	$127,410

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.