International Relations & National Security at Northwestern University

If you plan to study international relations and national security, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 42 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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.

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from Northwestern Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $46,450. This is 30% higher than $35,647, which is the national average for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international relations from Northwestern in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.