2027 Best International Security Schools in North Carolina
International Security degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best international security schools.
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Best Schools for International Security in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the international security degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in International Security
Leading the list is Duke University, our #1 school for international security. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. Roughly 97% of students complete a degree within six years here. Duke University awarded about 20 international security degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the international security program make about $71,278 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $13,296 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
