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Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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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 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).
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