by our College Data Analytics TeamInternational Relations & National Security is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Boston U paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
international relations who receive their master’s degree from Boston U make an average of $39,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% lower than the national average of $52,759.
Boston U does not offer an online option for its international relations master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.3% of the international relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.1% of the international relations master’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 32 |
| Other International Relations & National Security Studies | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 1 |
| Anthropology | 9 |
| Archeology | 3 |
| Economics | 160 |
| Political Science & Government | 16 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.