International Relations & National Security at San Diego State University

Every international relations and 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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from SDSU.

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.

SDSU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations
• Master’s Degree in International Relations

SDSU International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at SDSU 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.

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in international relations from SDSU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $28,674. This is less than $35,647, which is the national average of all international relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

International Relations Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from SDSU. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SDSU International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 international relations majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better 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 master's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Criminology
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
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.