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2025 Best Other International Relations & National Security Studies Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
642 Other International Relations & National Security Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in other international relations & national security studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #593 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of other international relations & national security studies. Combined, these schools handed out 642 degrees in other international relations & national security studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other International Relations & National Security Studies School

Best Other International Relations & National Security Studies Schools The other international relations & national security studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other International Relations & National Security Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other international relations & national security studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Other International Relations & National Security Studies
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Best Schools for Other International Relations & National Security Studies in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other international relations & national security studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Other International Relations & National Security Studies

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VT
54.5% Growth in Graduates

Middlebury College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other international relations & national security studies. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #93 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were roughly 11 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
64 Other International Relations & National Security Studies Degrees Awarded

George Mason University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other international relations & national security studies. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were about 64 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Boston University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in other international relations & national security studies. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 7 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
47.6% Growth in Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good choice for students interested in a degree in other international relations & national security studies. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
52 Other International Relations & National Security Studies Degrees Awarded

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 25th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 52 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 11 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
50 Other International Relations & National Security Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 50 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
89 Other International Relations & National Security Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 89 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Northfield. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 5 other international relations & national security studies students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available.

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Other International Relations & National Security Studies is one of 2 different types of International Relations & National Security programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other International Relations & National Security Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations 12,541
International Security 775

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