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 “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,190 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,347 and $21,791 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. To top this list, a school must have a successful international relations and national security program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate”.
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 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Central Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about International Relations & National Security at University of Virginia
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s international relations degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American Public University System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended International Relations Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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