Bachelor's · Social Sciences

International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

132 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$45,574
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$66,435
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,538
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 119 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $57,783 and $74,477. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$59,674$99,205—
Claremont McKenna College CA—$96,520—
Fairfield University CT$52,083$94,347—
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey CA$69,907$92,728$16,250
Middlebury College VT$69,907$92,728$16,250
Stanford University CA—$91,075—
William & Mary VA$54,909$91,065$20,500
Bucknell University PA—$90,393$25,500
Angelo State University TX$59,000$87,991$11,933
University of Pennsylvania PA$86,811$87,439—
Brown University RI$67,921$86,780$11,750
University of Southern California CA$58,462$84,866$17,600
University of Miami FL$30,078$84,474$12,798
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$55,478$82,991$15,000
Georgetown University DC$58,983$82,197$13,500
Lehigh University PA—$79,569—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$79,264—
Emory University GA$46,985$78,029—
Tufts University MA$67,656$77,998$18,500
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$56,470$77,977$25,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$44,152$77,300$19,500
Fordham University NY$57,233$77,234$24,000
Colgate University NY$63,890$77,199$12,537
George Washington University DC$56,427$76,751$20,125
Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA$39,705$76,478$17,750
Yale University CT$75,862——
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ$55,968$75,520$19,500
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$55,968$75,520$19,500
Northeastern University MA$59,562$74,816$20,500
Michigan State University MI$48,616$74,709$18,500
Northwestern University IL$50,693$74,477—
American University DC$52,053$73,865$20,500
Virginia Military Institute VA$45,374$72,700$21,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$49,579$71,988$20,500
Connecticut College CT—$71,960—
Seton Hall University NJ$48,858$71,949$21,500
Fairmont State University WV—$71,751$22,339
Brigham Young University UT$55,003$71,622—
Liberty University VA$45,392$71,436$22,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley PA$47,319$71,001$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$47,319$71,001$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$47,319$71,001$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$47,319$71,001$21,500
University of Georgia GA$43,439$70,510$14,000
Rollins College FL$45,225$70,502—
Occidental College CA$34,126$70,394$20,500
George Mason University VA$49,194$69,399$18,500
James Madison University VA$51,107$68,798$19,750
Elon University NC—$68,262—
DePaul University IL$43,887$68,180$24,500
Syracuse University NY$47,500$68,049$23,250
Norwich University VT$39,206$68,004$22,135
Washington College MD—$67,983—
University of North Georgia GA$47,707$67,692$15,308
University of Rochester NY—$67,531—
Baylor University TX$40,056$67,484$20,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$44,271$67,301$17,613
University of California-Davis CA$42,448$67,056$12,000
The College of New Jersey NJ$48,986$67,001—
Boston University MA$54,505$66,661$18,125
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$33,904$66,435—
Marquette University WI$47,198$66,180$21,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$45,653$66,064$14,000
San Francisco State University CA$41,658$65,775$12,766
American Public University System WV—$65,510—
Wheaton College IL$49,951$65,230$20,500
Duquesne University PA—$65,169$26,000
Excelsior University NY$64,809——
University of Delaware DE$39,361$64,715$27,000
Western Kentucky University KY—$64,710—
Hamilton College NY$39,446$64,585$15,000
Florida International University FL$41,435$64,399$14,863
Florida State University FL$42,682$63,984$11,750
Vassar College NY$42,602$63,591$19,000
Dickinson College PA$39,910$62,570$18,910
University of Maine ME—$62,555—
University of San Diego CA$58,963$61,509$23,000
Central Michigan University MI$39,310$61,331—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$42,271$60,577$27,000
Northern Arizona University AZ—$60,448—
Kennesaw State University GA$47,100$60,031$23,937
University of Denver CO$46,947$59,895$19,500
San Diego State University CA$39,660$59,733$19,709
University of San Francisco CA$53,840$59,387$22,993
CUNY City College NY$38,415$59,039—
University of South Florida FL$29,957$58,999$16,306
California State University-East Bay CA—$58,885—
Grand Valley State University MI$39,684$58,802$21,499
Loyola University Chicago IL$38,538$58,511$23,250
University of Nevada-Reno NV$39,742$58,002—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$47,067$57,806$18,750
Lewis & Clark College OR$32,566$57,783$19,500
Towson University MD$36,602$57,498$16,875
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH—$57,228—
Rhodes College TN$40,301$56,744$19,500
Portland State University OR—$56,436—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$40,625$56,257$21,500
University of California-Riverside CA$41,407$56,108$15,000
Saint Louis University MO$36,994$55,964—
The University of Alabama AL$44,620$55,419$26,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$43,336$54,781$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI—$54,506—
Old Dominion University VA$38,300$54,505—
New York University NY$53,836—$19,000
Hampden-Sydney College VA$53,725——
Gonzaga University WA$42,751$53,458—
Texas State University TX—$53,407—
Suffolk University MA$52,836—$26,441
California State University-Chico CA—$52,150—
Kent State University at Kent OH—$51,747—
University of Mary Washington VA$45,495$51,166—
Eastern Washington University WA—$50,238—
Drake University IA—$49,764—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$37,698$49,069—
University of Arkansas AR$42,444$48,925$20,336
University of Idaho ID$34,324$48,662$14,087
Saint Cloud State University MN$44,719$48,463—
Georgia Southern University GA—$47,844—
University of Puget Sound WA—$47,734—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$46,599—$25,079
Lafayette College PA$46,226——
Cleveland State University OH—$45,045—
Susquehanna University PA—$44,784—
University of West Florida FL—$43,652—
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$43,330——
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$32,389$42,864$17,875
Northern Kentucky University KY—$41,730—
Loyola Marymount University CA$41,357—$19,577
Mount Holyoke College MA$38,185——
University of Mississippi MS$37,741—$21,500
Allegheny College PA$35,103——
University of Iowa IA$34,738—$18,000