International Relations & National Security at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from UMW.

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.

UMW International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

UMW International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at UMW 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 Focused International Relations & Security Schools	96
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best International Relations & Security Schools	116

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from UMW Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $35,996. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international relations from UMW in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at UMW are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMW also has a doctoral program available in international relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.