2025 Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Washington
3Colleges in Washington
58International Relations Degrees Awarded
$47,717Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in international relations & national security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #67 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of international relations & national security. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in international relations & national security annually.
Choosing a Great International Relations & National Security School
Your choice of international relations & national security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall International Relations & National Security 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.
Pick Your International Relations & National Security Degree Level
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 Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for International Relations & National Security in Washington
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.
It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in international relations & national security. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 international relations & national security students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Gonzaga University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in international relations & national security. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Spokane. This university ranks 4th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 19 international relations & national security students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Puget Sound is a great decision for students interested in a degree in international relations & national security. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma. This university ranks 14th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 14 international relations & national security students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, international relations degree recipients usually make about $28,176 in the first five years of their career.
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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Your choice of international relations & national security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall International Relations & National Security School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
