International Relations & National Security at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In 2021, 7 international relations majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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.

VWU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

VWU International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at VWU 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	66
Most Focused International Relations & Security Schools	82
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	221

International Relations Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in international relations from VWU in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• General Social Sciences
• 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 Virginia Wesleyan University.

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.