International Relations & National Security at Holy Names University

If you are interested in studying international relations and national security, you may want to check out the program at Holy Names University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and approximately 1,014 students attend the school each year. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Holy Names University in 2021, 5 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.

HNU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

HNU International Relations & National Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how HNU 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 HNU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	86

International Relations Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international relations from HNU in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at HNU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Holy Names University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Criminology

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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.