by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
International Security is the 548th most popular major in the country with 659 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 372 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in international security. To top this list, a school must have a successful international security program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international security degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Security at Naval Postgraduate School
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 56 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s international security students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell International Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s international security degrees to qualified students.
Read more about International Security at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s. El Paso, Texas 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.
Read full report on International Security at The University of Texas at El Paso
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 32 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s international security degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international security degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University International Security Report
With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 11 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Security at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s international security degrees to qualified students.
Notre Dame College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international security degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - San Bernardino International Security Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus International Security Report
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Security at Bellevue University
With a ranking of #15, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Security at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #16, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s international security students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Fairmont State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking. Fairmont State University is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s international security degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on International Security at Fairmont State
George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s international security degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full George Washington University International Security Report
Harvard University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended International Security Major for a Master’s ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 full report on International Security at Harvard University
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