8 Part-time International Affairs MA Degree Programs in North America

The United States Foreign Policy and National Security (USFP) program will prepare you to be an effective international affairs practitioner. We have designed the program to enable students to step into a variety of jobs that demand the knowledge and analytic skills of a professional with expertise in US foreign and national security policy. Our graduates work in the intelligence community, the White House, executive branch agencies such as the State and Defense Departments, Congress, private sector consulting firms, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.

Fletcher’s Executive Master of Arts in Global Affairs is engineered for professionals who wish to remain in the workforce while earning an elite global affairs degree. It combines online learning with two in-person immersions—one in Boston and one in an international location. The program’s interdisciplinary curriculum provides the 360-degree perspective of international affairs that is essential to succeeding as a global leader.

Gain a foundation in law and diplomacy, as well as economics, business, politics, and history. The Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy degree—Fletcher’s flagship international affairs degree—is highly flexible and can be customized to meet your specific academic, personal, and professional goals. Select two fields of study to help you specialize. Graduates serve in public, private, and nonprofit leadership positions throughout the world.

The field of international affairs is changing. Our approaches in and outside of the classroom must change as well. Gain the theoretical and practical tools you need to engage with the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

The Master of Arts degree program in International Politics and Military Affairs (IPMA) is designed to meet the needs of the US military and federal governmental agencies as well as international governmental and non-governmental organizations, multinational business enterprises, and others interested in gaining greater knowledge about the field of international politics.

Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) provides students with in-depth study and advanced understanding of Latin America.

Master of Arts in Security Studies (SSP) aims to produce a new generation of analysts, policymakers, and scholars fully knowledgeable about the range of international and national security problems and foreign policy issues of the 21st century.

DMGS' M.A. in Intelligence focuses on the collection, analysis, analytical presentation, and counterintelligence in both the public and the private sector.