2025 Best International Relations Schools in Maryland
3Colleges in Maryland
840International 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 looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best International Relations Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 840 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. 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.
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 Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for International Relations in Maryland
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.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in international relations. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 760 international relations students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in international relations needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 13 international relations students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Towson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in international relations. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 32 international relations students who graduated with this degree at Towson 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.
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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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. 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.
