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 Lehigh University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in international relations, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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. Lehigh is in the top 10% of the country for international relations. More specifically it was ranked #23 out of 291 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lehigh.
Part-time undergraduates at Lehigh paid an average of $2,285 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,790 | $54,790 |
| Fees | $470 | $470 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,740 | $14,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,065 | $1,065 |
Learn more about Lehigh tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehigh is $47,260 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $33,184.
Online degrees for the Lehigh international relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lehigh Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.8% of the international relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.4% of the international relations bachelor’s degrees at Lehigh in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Political Science & Government | 36 |
| Sociology | 12 |
View All International Relations & National Security Related Majors >
*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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