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

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

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$56,002 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 389 degrees and certificates were awarded to international relations and national security students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for international relations majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in international relations at UChicago, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 89% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 213
Ohio 446
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 2 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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