2025 Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in international relations & national security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for international relations & national security students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in international relations & national security during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to international relations & national security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other international relations & national security students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for international relations & national security to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international relations & national security related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for international relations & national security students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The international relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study International Relations & National Security in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in international relations & national security.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in International Relations

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

14 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in international relations & national security. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a master’s in international relations & national security from University of Georgia

2

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

10 Annual Graduates

Kennesaw State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in international relations & national security. KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.More information about a master’s in international relations & national security from Kennesaw State University

Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	72
Virginia	182	192
North Carolina	178	65
Tennessee	166	18
Alabama	151	73
Kentucky	147	27
South Carolina	146	2
West Virginia	112	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to International Relations

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, International Relations & National Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

International Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations	41
Other International Relations & National Security Studies	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	109
Political Science & Government	56
Other Social Sciences	36
Anthropology	26
Sociology	21
Urban Studies	18
Geography & Cartography	17
General Social Sciences	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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