2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other International Relations & National Security Studies

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In 2021-2022, 642 people earned their degree in other international relations & national security studies, making the major the 593rd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 other international relations & national security studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other International Relations & National Security Studies Major” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other international relations & national security studies. That schools that top this list have a program in other international relations & national security studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other International Relations & National Security Studies Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other International Relations & National Security Studies Major”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other International Relations & National Security Studies

1

University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other International Relations & National Security Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other international relations & national security studies students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other International Relations & National Security Studies at University of Central Florida

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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other International Relations & National Security Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 0 doctorate’s other international relations & national security studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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