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Best Schools for International Relations in 2026

106 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering International Relations, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average International Relations graduate earns $39,530/yr across 106 schools.

Programs Ranked

106

Avg Earnings

$39,530/yr

Avg DW Score

50/100

AI Risk

High

54% task exposure

All International Relations Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for International Relations?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Brigham Young University ranks #1 for International Relations with a score of 73/100 and graduate earnings of $50,563/yr.

How much do International Relations graduates earn?

Across 106 schools, International Relations graduates earn an average of $39,530/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $77,312/yr.

Is International Relations a good major for AI resistance?

International Relations has an average AI task exposure of 54%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

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.