This page contains key outcome data for the International Relations Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: Social Sciences
- Average Income: $55,000 (Rank: 60 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $30,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.30% (Rank: 117 of 171)
- Percent Female: 62.9%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 37.7%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 15.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 5.1%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 57 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.97% (Average Income: $67,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 3.59% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.05%
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.75% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Management Analysts: 2.67% (Average Income: $69,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 2.52% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 2.30% (Average Income: $83,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.28% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 2.24% (Average Income: $69,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 2.12% (Average Income: $29,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.00% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants: 1.95% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Meeting and Convention Planners: 1.94% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 1.93% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 1.87% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.83% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.76% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.57% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.46% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 1.43% (Average Income: $69,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.43% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Social Workers: 1.38% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 1.37% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Advertising Sales Agents: 1.32% (Average Income: $79,000)
- General and Operations Managers: 1.25% (Average Income: $74,000)
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