2025 Best International Relations Schools in District of Columbia
3Colleges in District of Columbia
2,205International Relations Degrees Awarded
Ranked #63 in popularity, international relations is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of international relations. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,205 degrees in international relations annually.
Your choice of international relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall International Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for International Relations in District of Columbia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the international relations degree levels they offer.
Top District of Columbia Schools in International Relations
It is hard to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in international relations. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 562 international relations students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in international relations. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 852 international relations students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in international relations has to look into American University. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 749 international relations students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of international relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall International Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
