International Relations & National Security at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890. In 2021, 104 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins.

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.

Johns Hopkins International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins International Relations & National Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how Johns Hopkins 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 Johns Hopkins 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 International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
	4
Best International Relations & Security Schools	6
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	17

In 2021, 490 students received their master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #1 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in international relations, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from Johns Hopkins Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $57,526. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 61% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Johns Hopkins International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

Of the 490 students who graduated with a master’s in international relations from Johns Hopkins in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	225
International Students	160
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in international relations. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Political Science Professors	270	$102,500
Political Scientists	90	$123,150

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 Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.