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2023 Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools

11 Colleges
$41,288 Avg Salary
$21,455 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online International Relations & National Security Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

The excellent online programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best international relations and national security schools in the United States. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for international relations and national security students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

Solano Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best international relations and national security programs. Solano College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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American Public University System ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

International Relations majors at American Military University take out an average of $14,976 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.

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