International Relations & National Security at United States Military Academy

Every international relations & 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 United States Military Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and has a total student population of 4,536.

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.

West Point International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

West Point International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at West Point 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 West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at West Point since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at West Point are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within International Relations & National Security

If you plan to be a international relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States Military Academy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations	46

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics

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 United States Military Academy.

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 Ahodges7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.