2023 Most Popular International Relations & Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree 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.
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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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for international relations and national security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 52% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Of the 72 students majoring in international relations at ASU - Skysong, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Full International Relations & National Security at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Women make up 66% of the international relations majors at the school.
Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.
About 34% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 66% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 27% of the international relations majors at the school.
Full International Relations & National Security at University of Arizona Report
The University of Texas at El Paso 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. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
About 34% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 66% are male.
St. Mary’s 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 #7 on the list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Of the 22 students majoring in international relations at St. Mary's, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Full International Relations & National Security at St. Mary’s University Report
Rice 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 #8 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 16 students majoring in international relations at Rice, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Rice University
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree international relations and national security programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
About 62% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 38% are male.
With a ranking of #10, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for international relations and national security students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
About 55% of the students majoring in international relations at the school are women while 45% are male.
Best International Relations & National Security Colleges by State
Explore the best international relations and national security schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 487 |
| Arizona | 238 |
| Oklahoma | 9 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
International Relations & National Security Related Majors
One of 12 majors within the area of study, international relations and national security has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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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