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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Columbia paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
The median early career salary of international relations students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $72,357 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $52,759.
Online degrees for the Columbia international relations master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in international relations in 2019-2020, 58.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the international relations master’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 58 |
| International Students | 87 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations | 194 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international relations and national security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 29 |
| Anthropology | 32 |
| Economics | 128 |
| Political Science & Government | 42 |
| Sociology | 25 |
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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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