Other International Relations & National Security Studies

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

397

growing 2.32%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,490

growing 7.02%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$36,676

growing 15%

Average Wage

$99,217

growing 2.26%

People in Workforce

3.83M

growing 2.8%

Average Employee Age

declining 0.0575%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Other International Relations & National Security Studies degree recipients are San Diego, CA, Monterey, CA, and George Mason, VA. The locations with a relatively high number of Other International Relations & National Security Studies degree recipients are Monterey, CA, Alliance, OH, and Bristol, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other International Relations & National Security Studies is a masters degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other International Relations & National Security Studies and the types of students that study this field. San Diego State University awards the most degrees in Other International Relations & National Security Studies in the US, but Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and University of Mount Union have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies.

Tuition costs for Other International Relations & National Security Studies majors are, on average, $9,490 for in-state public colleges, and $36,676 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other International Relations & National Security Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (16 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (247 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (247 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other International Relations & National Security Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,490

Median In-State Public

$36,676

Median Out of State Private

San Diego State University has the most Other International Relations & National Security Studies degree recipients, with 80 degrees awarded in 2020.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
18.5%
University of Mount Union
1.3%
Regent University
0.869%

Out of all institutions that offer Other International Relations & National Security Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies, with 18.5%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other International Relations & National Security Studies.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Social Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Social Sciences majors is $99,217 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

The industry that employs the most Social Sciences majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Not specified food industries, manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

$99,217

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,383

2.26%

1 Year Growth

± 1.95%

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Social Sciences majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Social Sciences majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

The most common occupations Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Social Sciences majors working as Economists, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Social Sciences majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

3.83M

2020 Workforce

± 47,420

2.8%

1 Year Growth

± 1.72%

The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.8%, from 3.73M in 2019 to 3.83M in 2020.

The largest single share of Social Sciences graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (8.03%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Social Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

The most common industries that employ Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Legal services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

The highest paying industries of Social Sciences majors, by average wage, are Not specified food industries, manufacturing, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

3.83M

2020 Workforce

± 47,420

2.8%

1 Year Growth

± 1.72%

The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.8%, from 3.73M in 2019 to 3.83M in 2020.

The industry which employs the most Social Sciences graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Social Sciences.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Social Sciences majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Social Sciences majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Social Sciences is 43.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Social Sciences (206 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

Average Age in 2020

± 0.167 Years

0.0575%

1 Year Change

± 0.553%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Social Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 35 years old, which represent 2.91% and 2.86% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other International Relations & National Security Studies are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Social Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (55.4%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other International Relations & National Security Studies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
206 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
76 degrees awarded
Asian
27 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other International Relations & National Security Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
95 degrees awarded
White Female
54 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
23 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Other International Relations & National Security Studies. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other International Relations & National Security Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
44,920 degree recipients
China
40,358 degree recipients
Mexico
29,896 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Kyrgyzstan
4.55 times more than expected
Azerbaijan
4.02 times more than expected
Singapore
3.96 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Kyrgyzstan that hold Social Sciences degrees (4.55 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (44,920 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other International Relations & National Security Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other International Relations & National Security Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other International Relations & National Security Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, and Persuasion.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other International Relations & National Security Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.