by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
International Security is the 548th most popular major in the country with 659 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 133 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international security. That schools that top this list have a program in international security in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s international security students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international security degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about International Security at San Diego State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Security Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 7 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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