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International Relations at Northwestern University

International Relations at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern International Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Northwestern International Relations Rankings

The international relations major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Relations. 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 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

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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