Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

A program that focuses on the origins, resolution and prevention of international and inter-group conflicts. Includes instruction in peace research methods and related social scientific and psychological knowledge bases.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 82 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3309 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

499

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

398

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,235

awards given

Top Schools for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	432
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	288
3	Georgetown University Washington, DC	150
4	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	141
5	American University Washington, DC	135
6	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	123
7	Utah State University Logan, UT	120
8	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	78
9	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	75
10	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	73
11	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	72
12	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	72
13	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	69
14	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	66
15	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	60
16	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	57
17	Chapman University Orange, CA	54
18	DePaul University Chicago, IL	48
19	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	48
20	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	48
21	Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	45
22	Villanova University Villanova, PA	45
23	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	45
24	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	44
25	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	42
26	Berea College Berea, KY	42
27	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	42
28	Portland State University Portland, OR	39
29	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	36
30	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	36
31	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	32
32	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	30
33	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	30
34	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	30
35	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	30
36	Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford, CT	27
37	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	24
38	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	24
39	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	24
40	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	24
41	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	21
42	Regis University Denver, CO	21
43	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	21
44	Pace University New York, NY	18
45	George Washington University Washington, DC	18
46	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	18
47	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	18
48	Earlham College Richmond, IN	15
49	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	15
50	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	12
51	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	12
52	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	12
53	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	12
54	George Fox University Newberg, OR	12
55	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	12
56	SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro, VT	12
57	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	9
58	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	9
59	Biola University La Mirada, CA	9
60	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	9
61	Manchester University North Manchester, IN	9
62	Goshen College Goshen, IN	9
63	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	9
64	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	9
65	North Park University Chicago, IL	9
66	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	9
67	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	6
68	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	6
69	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	6
70	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	6
71	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	6
72	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	6
73	Drew University Madison, NJ	6
74	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO	4
75	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	3
76	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	3
77	Creighton University Omaha, NE	3
78	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	3
79	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	3
80	Haverford College Haverford, PA	3
81	HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership New York, NY	3
82	Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	3