2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate
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In 2020-2021, 13,117 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,196 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in international relations.
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Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree international relations students.
Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 12 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full USC International Relations Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Claremont Graduate University International Relations Report
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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
- *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.
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