Median earnings of international relations and national security studies graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 102 colleges. National median: $45,653, rising to $66,180 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | $86,811 | $87,439 | — |
| 2 | Yale University | CT | $75,862 | — | — |
| 3 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | CA | $69,907 | $92,728 | $16,250 |
| 4 | Middlebury College | VT | $69,907 | $92,728 | $16,250 |
| 5 | Brown University | RI | $67,921 | $86,780 | $11,750 |
| 6 | Tufts University | MA | $67,656 | $77,998 | $18,500 |
| 7 | Excelsior University | NY | $64,809 | — | — |
| 8 | Colgate University | NY | $63,890 | $77,199 | $12,537 |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University | MD | $59,674 | $99,205 | — |
| 10 | Northeastern University | MA | $59,562 | $74,816 | $20,500 |
| 11 | Angelo State University | TX | $59,000 | $87,991 | $11,933 |
| 12 | Georgetown University | DC | $58,983 | $82,197 | $13,500 |
| 13 | University of San Diego | CA | $58,963 | $61,509 | $23,000 |
| 14 | University of Southern California | CA | $58,462 | $84,866 | $17,600 |
| 15 | Fordham University | NY | $57,233 | $77,234 | $24,000 |
| 16 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | NY | $56,470 | $77,977 | $25,000 |
| 17 | George Washington University | DC | $56,427 | $76,751 | $20,125 |
| 18 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | AZ | $55,968 | $75,520 | $19,500 |
| 19 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | FL | $55,968 | $75,520 | $19,500 |
| 20 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $55,478 | $82,991 | $15,000 |
| 21 | Brigham Young University | UT | $55,003 | $71,622 | — |
| 22 | William & Mary | VA | $54,909 | $91,065 | $20,500 |
| 23 | Boston University | MA | $54,505 | $66,661 | $18,125 |
| 24 | University of San Francisco | CA | $53,840 | $59,387 | $22,993 |
| 25 | New York University | NY | $53,836 | — | $19,000 |
| 26 | Hampden-Sydney College | VA | $53,725 | — | — |
| 27 | Suffolk University | MA | $52,836 | $65,080 | $26,441 |
| 28 | Fairfield University | CT | $52,083 | $94,347 | — |
| 29 | American University | DC | $52,053 | $73,865 | $20,500 |
| 30 | James Madison University | VA | $51,107 | $68,798 | $19,750 |
| 31 | Northwestern University | IL | $50,693 | $74,477 | — |
| 32 | Wheaton College | IL | $49,951 | $65,230 | $20,500 |
| 33 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $49,579 | $71,988 | $20,500 |
| 34 | George Mason University | VA | $49,194 | $69,399 | $18,500 |
| 35 | The College of New Jersey | NJ | $48,986 | $67,001 | — |
| 36 | Seton Hall University | NJ | $48,858 | $71,949 | $21,500 |
| 37 | Michigan State University | MI | $48,616 | $74,709 | $18,500 |
| 38 | University of North Georgia | GA | $47,707 | $67,692 | $15,308 |
| 39 | Syracuse University | NY | $47,500 | $68,049 | $23,250 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley | PA | $47,319 | $71,001 | $21,500 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | PA | $47,319 | $71,001 | $21,500 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $47,319 | $71,001 | $21,500 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $47,319 | $71,001 | $21,500 |
| 44 | Marquette University | WI | $47,198 | $66,180 | $21,500 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State University | GA | $47,100 | $60,031 | $23,937 |
| 46 | Indiana University-Bloomington | IN | $47,067 | $57,806 | $18,750 |
| 47 | Emory University | GA | $46,985 | $78,029 | — |
| 48 | University of Denver | CO | $46,947 | $59,895 | $19,500 |
| 49 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | $46,599 | — | $25,079 |
| 50 | Lafayette College | PA | $46,226 | $96,126 | — |
| 51 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $45,653 | $66,064 | $14,000 |
| 52 | University of Mary Washington | VA | $45,495 | $51,166 | — |
| 53 | Liberty University | VA | $45,392 | $71,436 | $22,500 |
| 54 | Virginia Military Institute | VA | $45,374 | $72,700 | $21,500 |
| 55 | Rollins College | FL | $45,225 | $70,502 | — |
| 56 | Saint Cloud State University | MN | $44,719 | $48,463 | — |
| 57 | The University of Alabama | AL | $44,620 | $55,419 | $26,000 |
| 58 | Miami University-Oxford | OH | $44,271 | $67,301 | $17,613 |
| 59 | Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | $44,152 | $77,300 | $19,500 |
| 60 | DePaul University | IL | $43,887 | $68,180 | $24,500 |
| 61 | University of Georgia | GA | $43,439 | $70,510 | $14,000 |
| 62 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | $43,336 | $54,781 | $19,500 |
| 63 | State University of New York at New Paltz | NY | $43,330 | — | — |
| 64 | Gonzaga University | WA | $42,751 | $53,458 | — |
| 65 | Florida State University | FL | $42,682 | $63,984 | $11,750 |
| 66 | Vassar College | NY | $42,602 | $63,591 | $19,000 |
| 67 | University of California-Davis | CA | $42,448 | $67,056 | $12,000 |
| 68 | University of Arkansas | AR | $42,444 | $48,925 | $20,336 |
| 69 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | NH | $42,271 | $60,577 | $27,000 |
| 70 | San Francisco State University | CA | $41,658 | $65,775 | $12,766 |
| 71 | Florida International University | FL | $41,435 | $64,399 | $14,863 |
| 72 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $41,407 | $56,108 | $15,000 |
| 73 | Loyola Marymount University | CA | $41,357 | — | $19,577 |
| 74 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $40,625 | $56,257 | $21,500 |
| 75 | Rhodes College | TN | $40,301 | $56,744 | $19,500 |
| 76 | Baylor University | TX | $40,056 | $67,484 | $20,000 |
| 77 | Dickinson College | PA | $39,910 | $62,570 | $18,910 |
| 78 | University of Nevada-Reno | NV | $39,742 | $58,002 | — |
| 79 | Cal Poly Maritime Academy | CA | $39,705 | $76,478 | $17,750 |
| 80 | Grand Valley State University | MI | $39,684 | $58,802 | $21,499 |
| 81 | San Diego State University | CA | $39,660 | $59,733 | $19,709 |
| 82 | Hamilton College | NY | $39,446 | $64,585 | $15,000 |
| 83 | University of Delaware | DE | $39,361 | $64,715 | $27,000 |
| 84 | Central Michigan University | MI | $39,310 | $61,331 | — |
| 85 | Norwich University | VT | $39,206 | $68,004 | $22,135 |
| 86 | Loyola University Chicago | IL | $38,538 | $58,511 | $23,250 |
| 87 | CUNY City College | NY | $38,415 | $59,039 | — |
| 88 | Old Dominion University | VA | $38,300 | $54,505 | — |
| 89 | Mount Holyoke College | MA | $38,185 | — | — |
| 90 | University of Mississippi | MS | $37,741 | — | $21,500 |
| 91 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | IN | $37,698 | $49,069 | — |
| 92 | Saint Louis University | MO | $36,994 | $55,964 | — |
| 93 | Towson University | MD | $36,602 | $57,498 | $16,875 |
| 94 | Allegheny College | PA | $35,103 | — | — |
| 95 | University of Iowa | IA | $34,738 | $61,771 | $18,000 |
| 96 | University of Idaho | ID | $34,324 | $48,662 | $14,087 |
| 97 | Occidental College | CA | $34,126 | $70,394 | $20,500 |
| 98 | SUNY College at Geneseo | NY | $33,904 | $66,435 | — |
| 99 | Lewis & Clark College | OR | $32,566 | $57,783 | $19,500 |
| 100 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $32,389 | $42,864 | $17,875 |
| 101 | University of Miami | FL | $30,078 | $84,474 | $12,798 |
| 102 | University of South Florida | FL | $29,957 | $58,999 | $16,306 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do international relations and national security studies graduates earn?
The median college reports $45,653 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in international relations and national security studies and $66,180 four years after. The highest is $86,811 at University of Pennsylvania.
How much student debt do international relations and national security studies graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,500 at the typical college.