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George Washington University Master’s in International Relations & National Security

343 Master's Degrees Awarded
$67,846 Average Salary

The 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 master’s degree program in international relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in International Relations from GWU Cost?

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at GWU paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,770 $31,770
Fees $54 $54

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in International Relations From GWU?

$67,846 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of international relations students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $67,846 per year. That is 29% higher than the national average of $52,759.

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Does GWU Offer an Online Master’s in International Relations?

GWU does not offer an online option for its international relations master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Master’s Student Diversity for International Relations

343 Master's Degrees Awarded
53.6% Women
26.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 343 students received their master’s degree in international relations. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 53.6% of the students who received their Master’s in international relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 26.5% of international relations master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 36
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 181
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Master’s in International Relations Focus Areas at GWU

International Relations & National Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
International Relations 343

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 13
Criminology 6
Economics 56
Geography & Cartography 9
Political Science & Government 178

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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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