2026 Best International Relations & National Security Schools in Colorado
International Relations & National Security degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for international relations & national security students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for International Relations & National Security in Colorado
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the international relations & national security degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in International Relations & National Security
Leading the list is University Of Denver, our #1 school for international relations & national security. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Denver. About 76% of students finish within six years. University Of Denver awarded about 162 international relations & national security degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their international relations & national security degree from University Of Denver earn around $46,375 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
