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Best International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$56,002 Avg Salary

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

International Relations & National Security is the #66 most popular major in the country with 14,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in International Relations & Security

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree international relations and national security programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree international relations and national security programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree international relations and national security programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international relations and national security schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 213
Ohio 446
Illinois 389
Indiana 201
Wisconsin 76

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 9 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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