International Relations & National Security at Lafayette College

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 Lafayette College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lafayette is located in Easton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,514. Of the 720 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in 2021, 41 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.

Lafayette International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Lafayette International Relations & National Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international relations progam at Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	19
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	20
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	75
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	100

Earnings of Lafayette International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lafayette is $47,229. This is 32% higher than $35,647, which is the national average for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at Lafayette

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

Lafayette International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

The international relations program at Lafayette awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Lafayette 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 Lafayette College with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Sociology & Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 PA, the home state for Lafayette College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Political Science Professors	540	$100,620
Political Scientists	100	$102,110

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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.