by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 14,306 people earned their degree in international relations and national security, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 498 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,548 and $20,045 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 173 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international relations and national security program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree international relations students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 47 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Angelo State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about International Relations & National Security at Trinity University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at Baylor
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Texas State University
Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at TCU
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso International Relations & National Security Report
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Relations & National Security at University of the Incarnate Word
Southwestern University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas ranking. Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Southwestern International Relations & National Security Report
St. Mary’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas list. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Mary’s University International Relations & National Security Report
Southwestern Adventist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Texas ranking. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at Southwestern Adventist University
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