by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
International Relations & National Security is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,288 and had an average of $21,455 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,387 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,402 and $17,860 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations and national security. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international relations and national security.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Barbara City College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California. This fairly large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SBCC International Relations & National Security Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Norwalk, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cerritos College International Relations & National Security Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gavilan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Monica College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California. SMC is a large school located in Santa Monica, California that handed out 6 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Santa Monica College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, De Anza College landed the #5 spot on the list. De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. American River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Chabot College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Chabot College is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Merced College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
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Cuesta College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Berkeley City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ventura College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking. Ventura College is a fairly large school located in Ventura, California that handed out 0 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bakersfield College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. Located in Bakersfield, California, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
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Cabrillo College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking. Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
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Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s international relations degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Moorpark College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. Moorpark College is a public institution located in Moorpark, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Irvine Valley College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 0 associates’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Solano Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California list. Located in Fairfield, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Full Solano Community College International Relations & National Security Report
Allan Hancock College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Santa Maria, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s international relations degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Allan Hancock College International Relations & National Security Report
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