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Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools

2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate 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.

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The Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Relations & National Security program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in international relations at UChicago, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the international relations majors at the school.

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Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the international relations majors at the school.

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Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

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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With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate international relations and national security programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

About 58% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 42% are male.

International Relations majors at Syracuse take out an average of $22,157 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate international relations and national security programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Women make up 74% of the international relations majors at the school.

International Relations majors at Duke take out an average of $17,658 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the international relations majors at the school.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 55% are male.

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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 26 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).
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