2025 Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

International Relations & National Security is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #58 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in international relations & national security during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to international relations & national security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of international relations & national security students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt international relations & national security students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 colleges for international relations & national security students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study International Relations & National Security in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in international relations & national security.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in International Relations

1

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

11 Annual Graduates

Gonzaga University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in international relations & national security. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane.More information about a bachelor’s in international relations & national security from Gonzaga University

2

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

16 Annual Graduates

$28,176 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Puget Sound if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in international relations & national security. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the international relations program earn about $28,176 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in international relations & national security from University of Puget Sound

Best International Relations & National Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	816
Oregon	185	56
Nevada	129	49
Hawaii	112	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to International Relations

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

International Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations	40

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	859
Sociology	572
Economics	537
General Social Sciences	356
Anthropology	184
Geography & Cartography	101
Other Social Sciences	47
Urban Studies	37
Archeology	32
Sociology & Anthropology	17

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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