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 George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in international relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at GWU paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of international relations students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $67,846 per year. That is 29% higher than the national average of $52,759.
GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
About 53.6% of the students who received their Master’s in international relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.0%.
Around 26.5% of international relations master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 181 |
| International Students | 52 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 33 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 343 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 13 |
| Criminology | 6 |
| Economics | 56 |
| Geography & Cartography | 9 |
| Political Science & Government | 178 |
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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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