Loyola Marymount University International Relations (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in International Relations and National Security Studies
- Private nonprofit university
- Los Angeles, CA
- About 37 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Loyola Marymount University international relations graduates earn about what international relations graduates earn nationally, $34,575 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $20,500 in federal loans, close to the national median of $21,750. Several California programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The California and national columns are the medians across all international relations bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every California international relations program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the California medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $217 a month, or 7.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Los Angeles area are about 14% above the national average, so a $34,575 salary here buys what about $30,445 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to international relations, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Political Scientists
$142,080Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Loyola Marymount University
International Relations ranks 11th of 21 bachelor's programs at Loyola Marymount University by first-year earnings. The top three are Civil Engineering ($87,790), Computer and Information Science ($79,763), and Accounting ($70,960).
Other international relations bachelor's programs near Los Angeles
Common questions
The median graduate earns $34,575 one year after graduating. The median across international relations bachelor's programs in California is $36,015.
The median federal loan balance is $20,500, which ranks 8th lowest of 11 international relations bachelor's programs in California. That works out to about $217 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 59% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 59%. Compare the cost with other California programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the international relations program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024