International Studies at University of California - Irvine

Every international studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the international studies program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 172 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.

UC Irvine International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

UC Irvine International Studies Rankings

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

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 studies major at UC Irvine 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	85

Earnings of UC Irvine International Studies Graduates

The median salary of international studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $32,752. This is 12% higher than $29,348, which is the national average for all international studies bachelor's degree recipients.

International Studies Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international studies majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine International Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of international studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical international studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	22
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Irvine 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
• Systems Theory
• Cultural Studies & Analysis
• Cognitive Science
• Mathematics & Computer 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 University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.