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2023 Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 Most Popular Online International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 42% of the international relations majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in international relations at Texas A&M College Station, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in international relations at SNHU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 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 Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 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 Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full International Relations & National Security at Nova Southeastern University Report

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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 5 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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