Best Colleges for International Relations and National Security Studies in California | CampusGuide

14

Schools Ranked

$39,729

Avg. Program Earnings

76.1%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 14 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Stanford University Stanford, California	$58,221	92.8%	private-nonprofit
2	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, California	$55,964		private-nonprofit
3	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, California	$47,394	66.8%	public
4	Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, California	$44,021		private-nonprofit
5	University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	$42,884	92.0%	private-nonprofit
6	San Francisco State University San Francisco, California	$39,009	50.1%	public
7	University of San Diego San Diego, California	$38,289	81.6%	private-nonprofit
8	Occidental College Los Angeles, California	$36,132	85.1%	private-nonprofit
9	University of San Francisco San Francisco, California	$35,416	71.1%	private-nonprofit
10	University of California-Davis Davis, California	$34,467	85.1%	public
11	California State University-Chico Chico, California	$33,993	63.6%	public
12	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California	$33,993	69.9%	public
13	University of California-Riverside Riverside, California	$30,305	76.6%	public
14	San Diego State University San Diego, California	$26,121	78.3%	public

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