International Relations & National Security at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Syracuse.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks international relations programs across the country. The following shows how Syracuse performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	13
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	188

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in international relations from Syracuse. This makes it the #12 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Syracuse International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $37,488. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 98 international relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Syracuse, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	44
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Syracuse International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students earned a master's degree in international relations from Syracuse. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a international relations master's degree from Syracuse, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse 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 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.