2025 Best International Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on majoring in international security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #548 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best International Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 degrees in international security annually.

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International Security Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for International Security in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 security degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in International Security

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Any student pursuing a degree in international security needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in international security from Johns Hopkins University

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in international security. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in international security from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best International Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international security colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	48
Pennsylvania	978	25
District of Columbia	441	0

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International Security Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the International Relations & National Security area of study, International Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations	4,898

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Notes and References

• 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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