Best Schools for International Relations and National Security Studies - Top Salaries

#1

S

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

$58,221

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $60,442

Graduates: 26

Acceptance: 3.9%

#2

M

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Monterey, CA ·

$55,964

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,313

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: N/A

#3

B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$55,964

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,905

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 32.0%

#4

M

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private

$55,964

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,313

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 10.4%

#5

U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$55,547

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 5.9%

#6

C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$53,775

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 11.9%

#7

Y

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $69,045

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 4.5%

#8

J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$50,231

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $57,526

Graduates: 61

Acceptance: 7.6%

#9

B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$50,105

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,882

Graduates: 41

Acceptance: 5.2%

#10

D

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA · Private

$48,823

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 43.1%

#11

G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$48,752

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,920

Graduates: 139

Acceptance: 13.1%

#12

L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$48,198

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $47,229

Graduates: 17

Acceptance: 31.5%

#13

T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$48,139

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,957

Graduates: 86

Acceptance: 10.1%

#14

C

California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA · Public

$47,394

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,865

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 98.7%

#15

F

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 45.0%

#16

A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV ·

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $53,980

Graduates: 59

Acceptance: N/A

#17

G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$46,478

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 16.5%

#18

N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$46,087

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,450

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 7.1%

#19

H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$46,087

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 11.8%

#20

G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$45,997

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,627

Graduates: 394

Acceptance: 43.5%

#21

W

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL · Private

$45,696

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,417

Graduates: 26

Acceptance: 90.0%

#22

M

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA · Private

$45,696

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,377

Graduates: 16

Acceptance: 38.3%

#23

W

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public

$45,383

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,636

Graduates: 57

Acceptance: 32.7%

#24

M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$44,170

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,937

Graduates: 107

Acceptance: 83.9%

#25

U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$44,170

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,914

Graduates: 30

Acceptance: 86.9%

#26

N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$44,021

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,014

Graduates: 74

Acceptance: 16.5%

#27

N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$44,021

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,014

Graduates: 74

Acceptance: 5.7%

#28

U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$43,674

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,350

Graduates: 131

Acceptance: 16.9%

#29

U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$42,884

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,625

Graduates: 148

Acceptance: 10.0%

#30

A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$42,469

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,948

Graduates: 472

Acceptance: 47.4%

#31

L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$42,123

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 29.3%

#32

R

Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI · Private

$41,565

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 87.8%

#33

E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$41,342

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,984

Graduates: 40

Acceptance: 11.1%

#34

S

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY · Private

$41,193

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 22.9%

#35

F

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$40,821

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,642

Graduates: 113

Acceptance: 56.3%

#36

L

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · Private

$40,467

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,248

Graduates: 29

Acceptance: 99.3%

#37

C

Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private

$39,729

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,217

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 38.3%

#38

M

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Public

$39,369

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 91.3%

#39

B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$39,369

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,006

Graduates: 19

Acceptance: 69.2%

#40

V

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA · Public

$39,305

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,302

Graduates: 73

Acceptance: 81.7%

#41

S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$39,009

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,835

Graduates: 87

Acceptance: 96.2%

#42

C

CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$39,009

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,183

Graduates: 59

Acceptance: 58.1%

#43

G

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Public

$38,889

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,409

Graduates: 164

Acceptance: 88.8%

#44

V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$38,878

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,039

Graduates: 69

Acceptance: 57.0%

#45

B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$38,797

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,920

Graduates: 185

Acceptance: 10.8%

#46

N

Norwich University

Northfield, VT · Private

$38,721

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,996

Graduates: 29

Acceptance: 73.6%

#47

U

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $23,959

Graduates: 34

Acceptance: 46.8%

#48

W

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, MA · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.3%

#49

B

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public

$38,289

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 80.6%

#50

U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,596

Graduates: 44

Acceptance: 61.5%