International Relations & National Security at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Yale.

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.

Yale International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations
• Master’s Degree in International Relations

Yale International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

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 Yale 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
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Best International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best International Relations & Security Schools	7
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in international relations from Yale. This makes it the #28 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Yale International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Yale is $69,045. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 94% higher than the national average of $35,647 for all international relations bachelor's degree recipients.

International Relations Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

The international relations program at Yale awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yale International Relations & National Security Master’s Program

Of the 42 international relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in international relations each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Yale 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
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Political Science Professors	260	$79,650

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.