International Relations & National Security at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSD International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

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

UCSD International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at UCSD 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 UCSD

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

UCSD International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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 University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSD International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of international relations master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the international relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	36
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations	108

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.