International Relations and National Security Studies programs in California
23 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560 a year across 99,580 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $124,890 | 1,060 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for International Relations and National Security Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.