by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Relations. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
International Relations & National Security is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in international relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. GWU is in the top 10% of the country for international relations. More specifically it was ranked #22 out of 291 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GWU was $1,675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,961 | $55,961 |
| Fees | $88 | $88 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,711 | $14,711 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,525 | $1,525 |
Learn more about GWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. International Relations students who received their bachelor’s degree at GWU took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $22,505.
The median early career salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GWU is $46,589 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $32,689.
GWU does not offer an online option for its international relations bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 538 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 29 |
| Archeology | 6 |
| Economics | 176 |
| Geography & Cartography | 26 |
| Political Science & Government | 311 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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