International Relations & National Security at Grand Valley State University

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 Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

GVSU International Relations & National Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 GVSU 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
	149

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $33,927. 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 GVSU

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

GVSU International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations & National Security from GVSU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GVSU 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
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology
• 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Political Science Professors	400	$98,830
Political Scientists	60	$95,570

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.