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2023 Best International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools

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$49,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,306 people earned a degree or certificate in international relations and national security, making the major the #66 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best International Relations & Security Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best International Relations & National Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best International Relations & National Security Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the United States for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, American University did quite well on this year’s best schools for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for international relations and national security students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best International Relations & Security Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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International Relations & National Security by Region

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One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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