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2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region 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 city of Cambridge.

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

Full International Relations & National Security at Harvard University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the international relations majors at the school.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international relations and national security schools in the New England Region . University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Bridgeport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international relations and national security schools in the New England Region . UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international relations and national security schools in the New England Region . 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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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,150
Connecticut 146
New Hampshire 100
Maine 19
Rhode Island 70
Vermont 165

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 6 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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