by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Relations. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
International Relations & National Security is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at San Francisco State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in international relations, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SFSU was ranked #186 on College Factual's Best Schools for international relations list. It is also ranked #18 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for SFSU.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,264 | $1,264 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,038 | $1,038 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,949 | $15,949 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about SFSU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SFSU in International Relations walked away with an average of $16,361 in student debt. That is 23% lower than the national average of $21,122.
international relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFSU make an average of $33,382 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $33,184.
Online degrees for the SFSU international relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.2% of the international relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.8% of the international relations bachelor’s degrees at SFSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 77 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 44 |
| Economics | 76 |
| Geography & Cartography | 39 |
| Political Science & Government | 129 |
| Sociology | 114 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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