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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in the Southwest Region

17 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$34,740 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region

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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 the Southwest region, there were 770 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,568 and $21,302 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 17 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations & National Security in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Angelo State University

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Austin College International Relations & National Security Report

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Trinity University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region. University of St. Thomas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of St. Thomas

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Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oral Roberts University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Full Oral Roberts University International Relations & National Security Report

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Baylor

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 22 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Relations & National Security at NAU

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Texas State

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Relations & National Security at TCU

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at UTEP

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at UIW

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on International Relations & National Security at St. Mary’s University

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Southern Nazarene University

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Southwestern Adventist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Keene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

Read more about International Relations & National Security at Southwestern Adventist University

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

Southwestern University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southwestern International Relations & National Security Report

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