International Relations & National Security at Virginia Military Institute

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

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 1,698 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from VMI.

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.

VMI International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

VMI International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

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 VMI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	6
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best International Relations & Security Schools	43
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	51
	83
Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
	102
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	150

How Much Do International Relations Graduates from VMI Make?

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at VMI is $39,302. This is 10% higher than $35,647, which is the national average for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the international relations majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from VMI. About 86% were men and 14% were women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at VMI since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.