International Relations & National Security at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

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

Syracuse International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at Syracuse 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 Syracuse

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

Syracuse International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Syracuse International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of international relations master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within International Relations & National Security

International Relations & National Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations	174
International Security	19

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Political Science Professors	1,680	$125,360
Political Scientists	90	$122,440

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.