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 New York University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in international relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. NYU was ranked #44 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for international relations majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for NYU.
Part-time undergraduates at NYU paid an average of $1,537 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 | $52,204 | $52,204 |
| Fees | $2,676 | $2,676 |
| Books and Supplies | $718 | $718 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $19,244 | $19,244 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,790 | $2,790 |
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Online degrees for the NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in international relations in 2019-2020, 65.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.9% of the international relations bachelor’s degrees at NYU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 78 |
| Anthropology | 25 |
| Archeology | 5 |
| Economics | 503 |
| Political Science & Government | 263 |
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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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