by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Virginia, there were 1,122 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,509 and $22,557 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international relations and national security. That schools that top this list have a program in international relations and national security in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia” 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion University International Relations & National Security Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on International Relations Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Virginia - Main Campus
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