International Relations & National Security at Mount St Mary’s University

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from The Mount.

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.

The Mount International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

The Mount International Relations & National Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how The Mount 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 The Mount 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
	11
Best International Relations & Security Schools	42
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	242

International Relations Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 international relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from The Mount, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• 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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.