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2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in California

13 Colleges
$56,002 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,379 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #76 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 12% of the international relations majors at the school.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Naval Postgraduate School

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 40% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey landed the # 3 spot on the list. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

About 59% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 67% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full International Relations & National Security at Stanford University Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 19% of the international relations majors at the school.

Full International Relations & National Security at San Diego State University Report

Claremont Graduate University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

About 60% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for international relations and national security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 10 students majoring in international relations at SFSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at San Francisco State University

#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 44% of the international relations majors at the school.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of San Diego

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree international relations and national security programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 7 students majoring in international relations at USC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full International Relations & National Security at University of Southern California Report

California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for international relations and national security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular International Relations & National Security Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 64
Oregon 56
Nevada 49
Hawaii 18

International Relations & National Security is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to International Relations

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 13 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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