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International Relations & National Security at Virginia Tech

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International Relations & National Security at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying international relations and national security, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. Of the 7,699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 156 of them were international relations and national security majors.

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.

Virginia Tech International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Virginia Tech International Relations & National Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international relations progam at Virginia Tech 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 relations major at Virginia Tech 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
Best International Relations & Security Schools 30
Most Focused International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89

Earnings of Virginia Tech International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $39,039. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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International Relations Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Virginia Tech. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in international relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 100
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

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

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 Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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