International Studies at San Diego State University

If you plan to study international studies, take a look at what San Diego State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 8 of them were international studies majors.

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

SDSU International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

SDSU International Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international studies progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international studies major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Studies. 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 Value International Studies Schools	67
Most Focused International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284

International Studies Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international studies majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU International Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international studies from SDSU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computational Science
• Linguistics and Anthropology
• Gerontology
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Nutrition Science

Careers That International Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in international studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.