2025 Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools in Florida

a master's degree in international relations & national security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of international relations & national security. Combined, these schools handed out 64 master's degrees in international relations & national security to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great International Relations & National Security School for Your Master's Degree

The international relations master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality international relations program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on international relations & national security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of international relations & national security students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt international relations & national security students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international relations & national security related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for international relations & national security students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank International Relations & National Security Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Relations & National Security Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study International Relations & National Security in Florida

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for international relations & national security students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in International Relations

1

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

19 Annual Graduates

University of Miami is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in international relations & national security. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in international relations & national security from University of Miami

2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

5 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in international relations & national security. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami.More information about a master’s in international relations & national security from Florida International University

3

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

33 Annual Graduates

$49,158 Median Starting Salary

Florida State University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in international relations & national security. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, international relations master's recipients usually make an average of $49,158 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in international relations & national security from Florida State University

Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	61
Virginia	182	192
North Carolina	178	65
Tennessee	166	18
Alabama	151	73
Kentucky	147	27
South Carolina	146	2
West Virginia	112	0

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International Relations & National Security Related Rankings by Major

International Relations & National Security is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

International Relations Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations	64

Majors Similar to International Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	95
Economics	85
Anthropology	52
Sociology	36
Geography & Cartography	33
General Social Sciences	26
Demography & Population Studies	4

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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