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International Relations & National Security at West Virginia University

International Relations & National Security at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

WVU International Relations & National Security Rankings

The international relations major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in international relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Political Science Professors 90 $54,150

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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