2025 Best International Relations Schools in Washington
3Colleges in Washington
58International Relations Degrees Awarded
International Relations is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #63 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of international relations. Combined, these schools handed out 58 degrees in international relations to qualified students.
The international relations program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Relations rankings. We derive our Best Overall International Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best International Relations Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for International Relations in Washington
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 international relations degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in international relations. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 international relations students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in international relations needs to look into Gonzaga University. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 19 international relations students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Puget Sound is a great choice for students interested in a degree in international relations. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 14 international relations students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent data year.
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.
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The international relations program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Relations rankings. We derive our Best Overall International Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
