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International Relations Degree

106 schools compared · Average earnings $39,530/yr

Schools Offering

106

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,530/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

41/100

AI Automation Risk

High

54% task exposure

Best Schools for International Relations

Top 106 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	73 67–76	$50,563/yr	High	35.2x
2	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	71 67–72	$53,246/yr	High	15.0x
3	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	69 64–71	$48,142/yr	High	18.1x
4	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	69 64–72	$43,564/yr	High	29.6x
5	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	65 61–65	$42,924/yr	High	13.0x
6	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	61 57–64	$39,060/yr	High	15.0x
7	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	61 55–65	$34,343/yr	High	23.1x
8	Stanford University Stanford, CA	60 54–64	$76,166/yr	High	4.1x
9	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA	60 55–63	$68,344/yr	High	—
10	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	60 54–64	$44,667/yr	High	11.3x
11	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	60 52–66	$36,754/yr	High	18.2x
12	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	60 52–65	$35,361/yr	High	19.2x
13	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	60 53–64	$32,098/yr	High	25.7x
14	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	59 54–62	$44,644/yr	High	10.6x
15	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	59 53–64	$44,638/yr	High	11.0x
16	University of Georgia Athens, GA	59 52–64	$39,275/yr	High	14.2x
17	Florida International University Miami, FL	59 53–62	$33,417/yr	High	18.8x
18	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	58 54–59	$77,312/yr	High	2.0x
19	Towson University Towson, MD	58 52–62	$39,208/yr	High	12.9x
20	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	57 51–61	$68,344/yr	High	3.4x
21	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	57 51–63	$46,870/yr	High	9.4x
22	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	57 54–58	$36,726/yr	High	10.2x
23	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	57 50–62	$30,977/yr	High	20.6x
24	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	56 50–60	$47,270/yr	High	7.2x
25	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	56 50–61	$44,429/yr	High	8.6x
26	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	56 49–61	$38,584/yr	High	11.8x
27	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	56 49–63	$36,376/yr	High	14.7x
28	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV	56 52–56	$35,925/yr	High	9.6x
29	CUNY City College New York, NY	56 48–61	$30,627/yr	High	19.5x
30	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	55 50–58	$65,559/yr	High	2.5x
31	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	55 49–60	$31,254/yr	High	17.4x
32	Lafayette College Easton, PA	54 49–57	$58,433/yr	High	2.6x
33	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	54 49–57	$43,567/yr	High	6.8x
34	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	54 47–61	$38,810/yr	High	10.9x
35	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	54 50–54	$36,889/yr	High	7.8x
36	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	54 48–60	$36,100/yr	High	12.5x
37	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	53 48–55	$58,326/yr	High	1.8x
38	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	53 46–58	$35,324/yr	High	11.3x
39	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	53 45–59	$30,261/yr	High	15.5x
40	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	53 48–57	$27,664/yr	High	16.6x
41	Tufts University Medford, MA	52 47–54	$54,079/yr	High	2.0x
42	George Washington University Washington, DC	52 46–55	$52,933/yr	High	2.3x
43	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ	52 46–55	$46,868/yr	High	3.1x
44	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	52 46–55	$46,868/yr	High	3.1x
45	University of Delaware Newark, DE	52 46–55	$38,250/yr	High	7.8x
46	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	51 46–55	$52,262/yr	High	2.2x
47	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	51 47–54	$50,948/yr	High	2.0x
48	Georgetown University Washington, DC	51 45–54	$50,588/yr	High	2.1x
49	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	51 46–54	$49,239/yr	High	2.3x
50	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	51 46–55	$38,766/yr	High	7.6x
51	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	51 45–56	$35,802/yr	High	9.5x
52	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	51 44–57	$29,539/yr	High	13.7x
53	American University Washington, DC	50 45–53	$47,551/yr	High	2.1x
54	University of Maine Orono, ME	50 46–51	$35,337/yr	High	6.0x
55	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	50 44–57	$34,949/yr	High	10.3x
56	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	50 44–55	$33,612/yr	High	10.0x
57	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	49 44–51	$47,956/yr	High	1.5x
58	Fordham University Bronx, NY	49 44–52	$46,653/yr	High	2.0x
59	Brown University Providence, RI	49 43–55	$46,284/yr	High	2.8x
60	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	49 44–52	$45,440/yr	High	2.1x
61	Norwich University Northfield, VT	49 43–53	$43,621/yr	High	2.9x
62	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	49 42–56	$34,841/yr	High	9.1x
63	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	49 44–51	$33,581/yr	High	8.1x
64	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	49 46–50	$31,455/yr	High	7.9x
65	Boston University Boston, MA	48 43–51	$45,870/yr	High	1.8x
66	Emory University Atlanta, GA	48 43–53	$45,022/yr	High	2.3x
67	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	48 42–53	$44,004/yr	High	2.6x
68	Connecticut College New London, CT	47 43–50	$45,543/yr	High	0.8x
69	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	47 43–50	$45,332/yr	High	0.7x
70	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	47 42–49	$43,428/yr	High	1.0x
71	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	47 43–49	$43,290/yr	High	1.2x
72	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	47 42–49	$43,249/yr	High	1.6x
73	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	47 41–53	$34,036/yr	High	8.1x
74	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	46 41–48	$40,084/yr	High	2.1x
75	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	46 40–51	$39,630/yr	High	2.8x
76	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	46 42–48	$32,543/yr	High	5.0x
77	Portland State University Portland, OR	46 41–47	$30,253/yr	High	7.1x
78	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	46 40–53	$29,924/yr	High	10.0x
79	University of Denver Denver, CO	45 40–48	$40,923/yr	High	1.6x
80	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	45 42–47	$31,434/yr	High	5.2x
81	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	45 39–51	$30,357/yr	High	8.8x
82	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	45 36–56	$22,612/yr	High	13.8x
83	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	44 40–47	$40,648/yr	High	0.6x
84	Baylor University Waco, TX	43 38–46	$37,507/yr	High	1.6x
85	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	43 37–48	$28,596/yr	High	7.5x
86	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	43 36–50	$27,021/yr	High	9.0x
87	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	43 40–45	$25,879/yr	High	6.2x
88	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	43 39–44	$24,893/yr	High	6.1x
89	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	42 37–44	$36,669/yr	High	1.3x
90	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	42 36–47	$36,147/yr	High	2.2x
91	DePaul University Chicago, IL	42 37–46	$35,792/yr	High	2.1x
92	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	42 37–45	$28,202/yr	High	5.8x
93	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	41 35–47	$35,231/yr	High	2.3x
94	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	39 35–42	$34,575/yr	High	0.5x
95	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	39 34–42	$32,682/yr	High	1.7x
96	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	39 35–41	$21,915/yr	High	4.0x
97	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	39 34–40	$20,547/yr	High	3.5x
98	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	38 32–43	$31,956/yr	High	1.8x
99	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	38 32–44	$31,813/yr	High	2.2x
100	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	35 30–40	$28,176/yr	High	1.7x
101	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	35 30–40	$28,113/yr	High	1.8x
102	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	34 29–36	$26,526/yr	High	0.3x
103	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	34 28–41	$26,306/yr	High	1.9x
104	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	33 28–36	$25,868/yr	High	0.3x
105	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	33 28–35	$24,303/yr	High	0.1x
106	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	33 27–40	$23,835/yr	High	2.0x

Highest Earning International Relations Programs

Schools where International Relations graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Bucknell University	$77,312/yr	58	High
Stanford University	$76,166/yr	60	High
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	$68,344/yr	60	High
Middlebury College	$68,344/yr	57	High
University of Pennsylvania	$65,559/yr	55	High
Lafayette College	$58,433/yr	54	High
Northwestern University	$58,326/yr	53	High
Tufts University	$54,079/yr	52	High
Angelo State University	$53,246/yr	71	High
George Washington University	$52,933/yr	52	High

Best ROI for International Relations

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for International Relations.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Brigham Young University	35.2x	$50,563/yr	73
University of North Georgia	29.6x	$43,564/yr	69
Florida State University	25.7x	$32,098/yr	60
Kennesaw State University	23.1x	$34,343/yr	61
University of South Florida	20.6x	$30,977/yr	57
CUNY City College	19.5x	$30,627/yr	56
San Diego State University	19.2x	$35,361/yr	60
Florida International University	18.8x	$33,417/yr	59
SUNY College at Geneseo	18.2x	$36,754/yr	60
American Public University System	18.1x	$48,142/yr	69

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do International Relations graduates earn?

Across 106 schools, International Relations graduates earn an average of $39,530 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $20,547 to $77,312 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for International Relations?

International Relations is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 54% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best International Relations program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Brigham Young University ranks #1 for International Relations with a score of 73/100 and graduate earnings of $50,563/yr.

Is a International Relations degree worth it?

On average, International Relations graduates earn 7.5x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates International Relations programs across 106 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.