2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Relations is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 13,117 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 2,268 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international relations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree international relations students.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in District of Columbia

1

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on International Relations at American University

2

Institute of World Politics
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of World Politics landed the #2 spot on the list. Institute of World Politics is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about International Relations at Institute of World Politics

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to RepubFan12.