by our College Data Analytics TeamInternational Relations is a concentration offered under the international relations and national security major at Rice University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in international relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rice was $2,380 per credit hour 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 | $47,306 | $47,306 |
| Fees | $607 | $607 |
Online degrees for the Rice international relations master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.5% of the international relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.5%.
Around 30.4% of international relations master’s degree recipients at Rice in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*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.