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Master's · Social Sciences

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

52 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$71,708
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$91,052
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$43,214
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 40 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $81,886 and $100,024. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Georgetown University DC$88,315$118,569$74,223
Rice University TX$82,397$116,551—
Johns Hopkins University MD$87,121$114,716$51,500
Tufts University MA$80,535$108,836$55,710
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$88,603$107,574$93,000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$78,861$103,784$17,690
University of California-San Diego CA$62,483$101,102$51,183
American Public University System WV—$100,647—
George Mason University VA$77,714$100,525$37,125
George Washington University DC$75,305$100,024$51,250
American University DC$73,678$97,808$59,000
Institute of World Politics DC$81,725$97,002$39,950
University of Arizona AZ$79,555$96,058$30,750
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$63,300$95,282$32,350
San Diego State University CA$65,588$94,199$29,028
Fordham University NY$74,911$93,706—
New York University NY$68,822$93,034$99,500
Syracuse University NY$74,755$92,844$37,065
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey CA$67,523$92,176$67,185
Middlebury College VT$67,523$92,176$67,185
Yale University CT$91,718——
Norwich University VT$77,706$89,927$46,477
Seton Hall University NJ$60,688$89,431$52,648
Webster University MO$83,408$88,756—
Angelo State University TX$84,838$86,451—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$71,708$85,299$34,500
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$71,708$85,299$34,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$74,865$84,481$39,024
University of Chicago IL$62,155$83,492$47,500
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ—$81,886—
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL—$81,886—
Boston University MA$54,515$81,518$75,541
University of Miami FL$76,396——
DePaul University IL$52,645$75,622$38,796
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$74,762—$37,000
University of Denver CO$54,847$74,159$71,939
Liberty University VA$73,196—$27,333
Florida State University FL—$71,829$30,750
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA—$71,169—
The New School NY$56,882$70,655—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$55,766$70,333—
Troy University AL$91,569$68,373—
University of Kentucky KY$55,118$65,155—
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$64,561—$31,011
SIT Graduate Institute VT—$64,561—
Northeastern University MA$63,991——
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$63,991——
University at Albany NY$59,705——
Kennesaw State University GA$57,436——
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$57,319——
University of Georgia GA$56,703——
Middle Tennessee State University TN$48,063——