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International Relations & National Security at Northwestern University

International Relations & National Security at Northwestern University

Every international relations & 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Northwestern International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at Northwestern 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.

International Relations Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within International Relations & National Security

If you plan to be a international relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations 42

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860
Political Scientists 50 $80,520

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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