Code | Title | Credits |
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PSC 8101 | Introduction to Empirical Political Analysis | |
PSC 8108 | Craft of Political Inquiry | |
PSC 8109 | Dissertation Development Workshop | |
Five major field courses, including a field seminar, if applicable. | ||
Four minor field courses, including a field seminar, if applicable. |
Additional requirements
In addition to required coursework, program requirements consists of two comprehensive examinations covering a primary and supporting field, an original research paper, and a dissertation demonstrating the capacity to undertake original and significant research. The research paper, to be completed by the second year in the program, must reflect the student's ability to conduct original research. Students prepare for the comprehensive exams by taking at least five courses in their primary field and at least four courses in their supporting field, selected according to departmental guidelines. Three primary fields are available: American politics, international relations, and comparative politics. In addition, political theory, public policy, and research methodology are available as supporting fields. Petitions for a self-designed minor field (e.g., political communications) composed primarily of courses not offered by the established fields can be jointly proposed by students and faculty. All students must complete a sequence of courses in research methodology comprising PSC 8101 , PSC 8108 , and PSC 8109 .
A recommendation to the Dean for Admissions to candidacy, or the dissertation research stage, will be considered upon satisfactory completion of all coursework, research paper, field examinations, and successful defense of the dissertation prospectus. Students must pass their primary field examination with a satisfactory pass or above and must pass their supporting field examination with a bare pass or above in order to be considered eligible for promotion to candidacy. Admission to candidacy is permitted only if the student’s performance on the examinations and in the coursework gives a good indication of success in the second unit. Passing the field examinations does not in itself ensure admission to candidacy.
The dissertation prospectus must outline the central research question(s), relate the proposed research to the existing literature, detail a research methodology, and explain the nature of the original contribution that the completed project will provide. The prospectus must be presented and defended in an open forum, which all faculty and doctoral students are invited to attend. The full dissertation must be similarly defended. A dual degree program enables students to earn the master of public policy along with the PhD in the field of political science.
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We are ranked as a top-ten research department and our graduate program has an excellent job placement record. Over the past decade, the vast majority of our PhD graduates have gone on to attain tenure-track positions, and many other students have become leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
In addition to a demanding sequence of courses during the first two years, our graduates begin working with faculty from the very first day, to gain an appreciation of the challenges involved in producing innovative research.
This paves the way to their own intellectual development, the first major milestone of which is a solo-authored research paper to be presented to the department during their second year in the program. From that point on, until the completion of the dissertation in year five, the focus is primarily on independent and collaborative research.
Our graduate program is organized around subfields that address major theoretical questions about political life, encourage collaboration across intellectual boundaries, and place us at the frontiers of the discipline. As a graduate student here, you will become certified in two major fields and gain exposure to other fields through our graduate workshop series.
The Ph.D. program in Politics seeks to train students to assume faculty positions at a range of institutions of higher education and supports students pursuing a range of substantive research in the discipline. If you ask graduate students to identify the program’s strengths, they will mention:
The Graduate Program in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania reflects the methodological diversity of the discipline. The department has significant strengths in each of the four major subfields in the discipline: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory.
Courses in each of the four substantive fields clarify important intellectual and conceptual issues and help students learn how to formulate an original research project. Courses in both quantitative and qualitative research methods provide students with cutting-edge tools they can use to conduct their research.
The Ph.D. program includes course work, a teaching requirement, a second-year paper, a preliminary examination, and the preparation and defense of a dissertation. Candidates completing the Ph.D. degree typically pursue careers in academia, government service, and the private sector.
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A total of 15 course units are required for graduation.
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The principal goal of the Stanford Ph.D. program in political science is the training of scholars. Most students who receive doctorates in the program do research and teach at colleges or universities. We offer courses and research opportunities in a wide variety of fields in the discipline, including American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and Political Methodology. The program is built around small seminars that analyze critically the literature of a field or focus on a research problem. These courses prepare students for the Ph.D. comprehensive exam requirement within a two-year period and for work on the doctoral dissertation.
Admission to the graduate program in political science is highly selective. About twelve to fifteen students, chosen from a large pool of applicants, enter the program each year. The small size of our student body allows more individual work with members of the faculty than most graduate programs. It also makes possible financial assistance in one form or another to most students admitted to the Ph.D. program.
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The Vanderbilt Ph.D. program in political science ranks among the top programs of its kind, both overall and by subfield (American Politics, Comparative Politics, with International Relations on the rise).
Our faculty and students study many varied subjects using a diverse slate of methodologies. Vanderbilt’s political science department is known for its deep expertise in several areas of excellence that cross subfield boundaries, including bureaucracies, political violence and conflict, the politics of gender, democracy in middle-to-low-income countries, mass political behavior, survey methodology, and formal theory.
Our graduate program offers intensive training in three fields of political science: American Politics, Comparative Politics, and International Relations. We admit between eight and twelve doctoral students per year and prepare them for successful careers in academia, government, international organizations, or research-centered jobs.
While we admit a small percentage of applicants for our program, we aim to bring the most diverse, talented, and innovative students in the world to Nashville to study political science. As a student in our program, you are joining a supportive intellectual and social community.
Some of the key benefits of Vanderbilt’s political science Ph.D. program are:
Like Vanderbilt University, the Department of Political Science defines diversity broadly to include experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and identities. We believe such diversity among our faculty and students enhances the intellectual experience and achievements of this academic community. As such, we are committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and we encourage individuals from diverse, under-represented, and traditionally excluded populations to apply to our program.
Our graduate program seeks to:
The application deadline for the Ph.D. program is December 1 for the coming fall semester. We welcome applicants from all institutions, backgrounds, and experiences with a passion for research in political science. The application fee is $95.00.
When you apply, you are applying to the program as a whole and the faculty decides together who would be the best fit. Individual faculty members do not review and accept individual doctoral students they want to advise. There is no need to secure a faculty mentor ahead of your application .
Please direct all Ph.D. admission inquiries to Director of Graduate Studies, Sharece Thrower .
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in any major and show evidence of a passion for research in political science. The most successful applicants demonstrate mathematical or statistical proficiency and experience in original research. There is no minimum score for the GRE, TOEFL, or minimum required GPA. It is optional for applicants to submit their GRE scores. Strong letters of recommendation (generally from faculty members) are essential. Finally, but most importantly, we look for a fit between the student's intellectual interests and our faculty's scholarly expertise.
The Graduate Studies Committee reviews all aspects of an applicant's file. We try to get a sense of an applicant’s many facets, skills, and experiences across the different materials:
Successful applicants should use the personal statement to clearly articulate their interest in pursuing a doctorate in political science and their research objectives. There are no required elements, but some questions that can help guide the statement include:
We hold a recruitment visit in March for all applicants who receive offers of admission to the program. Visits consist of meals with current graduate students and faculty, group meetings to learn about program requirements and benefits, and one-on-one meetings with those faculty members and students you are most likely to work with.
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The PhD in Political Science at the School of Public Affairs draws from the breadth and depth of intellectual resources within the Department of Government and across American University, providing our students with rigorous substantive and methodological training. Students work closely with prominent scholars who have made major contributions to academic research and national and global policy via cutting-edge research and professional activities.
Our students organize their programs around a choice of three fields of study. For their primary and secondary fields, students specialize in American politics, comparative politics, or political methodology. Students may also take courses in other departments and schools within the university and even at other Washington, DC-area universities.
In addition to their coursework, doctoral students are introduced into the discipline and make professional connections through a variety of research workshops in the Department of Government and the School of Public Affairs. They also benefit from exposure to activities, conferences, and research opportunities offered by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies , the Women & Politics Institute , the Center for Data Science , and the Center for Environmental Policy , all of which are directed by Department of Government faculty.
We encourage graduate students to present research papers at major academic conferences, co-author papers with faculty members, publish in top journals, and seek prestigious awards to fund their research. All students receive a yearly stipend to attend research conferences.
Our students wield multiple skills at graduation. They have already produced original research and taught classes, and are prepared for careers in academia and beyond.
The PhD degree in Political Science requires 36 credit hours of approved graduate work. Most students complete 12 credits in their primary field of study, 12 credits in research design and methodology, 6 credits in their secondary field of study, and 6 credits of electives, which they choose in consultation with their advisor.
As work on the dissertation project progresses, students register for dissertation credit to maintain active status. They take Doctoral Continuing Enrollment (GOVT-898) during the third year of study and Doctoral Dissertation (GOVT-899) after their dissertation proposal is approved.
A minimum grade point average of 3.20 in all coursework is required to remain in good standing and to earn the degree. Full-time status is considered to be nine credit hours per semester. Students are expected to complete the degree in four to five years.
Students advance to PhD candidacy by successfully completing all required courses, passing a qualifier paper and two written comprehensive exams (one in each of their fields of study), and defending their dissertation proposal. To earn the degree, students must complete the dissertation and pass a final oral defense of the dissertation.
More information about course requirements can be found here .
For more information, please contact the SPA Graduate Admissions Office at 202-885-6230 or [email protected] .
Applicants are considered and students admitted for the fall semester only. Please refer to the application deadlines page for the deadline to apply.
While previous academic or professional work in politics or political science is not required, applicants need to demonstrate a serious commitment to a career in this field. The personal statement on reasons for pursuing graduate study in the program is essential, along with the other required application materials .
We accept PhD applicants for full-time study only. Students must be funded either by the School of Public Affairs or by an external sponsoring organization (self-funding is not permitted for newly admitted doctoral students).
For more information, please contact the SPA Graduate Admissions Office at 202-885-6230 or [email protected] .
The PhD in Political Science is a 36-credit-hour program. To estimate the cost of tuition, please see the current cost per credit hour for graduate students.
Unless applicants expect to be funded through a reliable external source, they must request consideration for funding on their application. Upon acceptance into the program, students selected for AU funding are granted a fellowship with full funding for four years of study, contingent on maintaining satisfactory progress each year. Some limited funding is available on a competitive basis for a fifth year of study.
As a requirement for the fellowship, students work 20 hours a week with a faculty member. If possible, our graduate office will assign students to faculty members with expertise in their areas of research interest.
Students must advance to candidacy by the end of their third year of study to continue receiving funding.
Thank you for visiting the graduate program website and for giving us the opportunity to introduce ourselves. We take special pride in our Department’s high national ranking in the discipline — and in the shared determination of our faculty to continue to build an exciting intellectual community. Our graduate program combines outstanding faculty and students, a broad-ranging curriculum oriented toward research, and the resources of one of the nation’s great universities. In addition to housing many leading departments in the social science, humanities and natural sciences, UCLA offers one of the world’s foremost research libraries, exceptional computing facilities, and an extensive network of interdisciplinary centers and institutes that foster linkages across disciplinary boundaries.
Our Department is a fairly large one, staffed by approximately 45 core faculty. Each year we aim for an entering class of about 15 to 20, which allows for considerable personal attention to each of our students. Currently, we have about 150 students in residence. We consider ourselves a “full service” department: our large and intellectually diverse faculty offers coursework and opportunities for research in all of the major sub-fields of the discipline. In addition, our graduate students have found that our curriculum facilitates intensive study in a number of cross-cutting areas – empirical and theoretical, contemporary and historical. Among these interdisciplinary concentrations are political economy, American political development, race and politics, and the philosophical, historical, and literary dimensions of political theory. Because UCLA is home to a large number of centers for language and area studies our students often focus their doctoral research on the politics of specific world regions while drawing theoretical and empirical leverage from sources that transcend conventional boundaries.
Our emphasis on rigorous academic training and independent research creates a diverse and intellectually exciting graduate student community. Most of our doctoral graduates go on to careers in academic institutions, but many have also found challenging employment in the public sector or in private organizations that emphasize research and analytic skills. In the past decade or so, our graduates have obtained tenure-track academic positions at Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Harvard’s Kennedy School, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Michigan, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego. Others have joined such institutions as the World Bank, the State Department, the Federal Reserve Bank, RAND, and the Carnegie Endowment.
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As the major research institution in the Northwest, the University of Washington affords an expansive learning environment for the approximately eight thousand students who are working toward advanced degrees in the University's graduate and professional schools. The Department of Political Science, one of the largest social science disciplines, offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Graduate students working towards the Ph.D. will also complete a Masters of Arts degree as a part of the overall requirements of the program.
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As a discipline, political science concentrates on the theory and practice of government and politics. At the graduate level, study of political science involves in-depth investigation into a broad range of political phenomena in areas as diverse as regional specializations in comparative politics, international peace and conflict resolution, feminist political theory, and American voting behavior. The breadth of the discipline, which is exemplified by the theoretical and research interests of the political science faculty at the University of Washington, in addition to the supportive philosophy of the faculty, gives students the freedom to shape an individualized program of study to meet their personal interests and career goals.
Located in Gowen Hall, at the center of campus, the Department of Political Science maintains a graduate program of about 50 students in residence, with approximately twelve to fifteen new students entering the program each year, and a full-time and adjunct faculty of fifty members. The program remains small enough to offer students a strongly supportive environment for study and research. In addition, an active student association, which sponsors both academic and social events, fosters a collegial spirit among the graduate students.
Graduate courses, which average from eight to fifteen students, are conducted in a seminar setting where student inquiry and interaction are encouraged. Upon entering the program, each student meets with the Graduate Program Coordinator to outline the first year's course work. However, by the third quarter of residence, each student selects a faculty supervisory committee to advise the student about a program of study that meets individual needs and interests.
The University of Washington provides equal opportunity in education without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University of Washington policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
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The Johns Hopkins University Department of Political Science is known for its strength in theory and in innovative and trans-disciplinary approaches to uncovering new knowledge, and the program of doctoral study draws on these strengths to provide rigorous training. Our program is designed for highly qualified, intellectually curious, and creative graduate students who can benefit by learning from and contributing to this community of scholars.
Doctoral students develop in-depth knowledge of a major field and a minor field (or two major fields), chosen from American politics, comparative politics, international relations, law and politics, and political theory. In addition, doctoral students may complete a certificate in comparative racial politics.
Students have opportunities to work closely with faculty and to pursue independent research, and faculty and doctoral students benefit from strong connections with colleagues in other social science and humanities disciplines and opportunities to collaborate with them.
The preparation of the next generation of scholars in the field of political science is a key part of the Johns Hopkins political science department faculty's commitment to research and advancing the understanding of politics. The doctoral program reflects the distinctive strengths of the department's cross-cutting intellectual orientations (encompassing the themes of power and inequality, identities and allegiances, agency and structure, and borders and flows), realized in faculty and PhD student research and teaching.
The department and Krieger School of Arts and Sciences provide opportunities for developing teaching and other career-related skills.
The department ordinarily provides financial aid to all students admitted to the graduate program unless they hold fellowships from sources outside the university. Departmental fellowships cover full tuition and an annual stipend. Assuming satisfactory progress toward the PhD, students can normally expect to receive funding for five years. Teaching experience is regarded as an important part of the graduate program, and graduate students are required to teach during their program. More details are available in the handbook.
The Department of Political Science admits approximately 7-9 new graduate students each year, selected from approximately 200 applications.
The deadline for application for admission to graduate study and the award of financial assistance is December 15 (most years). Decisions are made exclusively in late February or early March and announced by March 15.
A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) is required for application. Inclusion of a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score is optional. Each applicant must have three letters of recommendation. Students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL examinations or provide other evidence of fluency in English (such as a degree from an institution in which the language of instruction is English). A broad background in the liberal arts and sciences is preferred.
More information on applying can be found at http://grad.jhu.edu/apply/application-process/ .
All applications should be submitted online.
We recognize that it can be financially burdensome to relocate to a new city to attend a Ph.D. program. Students who are accepted to Ph.D. programs at JHU can apply to receive a $1,500 need-based grant to offset the costs of relocating to JHU. These grants provide funding to a portion of incoming students who, without this money, may otherwise not be able to relocate to JHU for their Ph.D. program. This is not a merit-based grant. Applications will be evaluated solely based on financial need.
The requirements for the PhD in political science are divided between those that must be satisfied by all candidates for that degree and those particular to the student's major and minor fields.
All candidates for the PhD must satisfy the following requirements:
All students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. This requirement can be fulfilled as follows:
Students are required, at a minimum, to take comprehensive exams in one major field and one minor field. Students may also elect to take two major exams or a major exam and two minor exams (one of which may be outside the Department of Political Science).
Faculty members in the field write and evaluate the exams and determine the format. Major field comprehensive exams take place over two days (8 hours per day); minor field exams take place over one day. The fields within the department are: American Politics, Law and Politics, Political Theory, Comparative Politics and International Relations.
Students choosing a second minor outside the Political Science Department must devise a coherent program of study in that discipline, in consultation with their Political Science faculty advisor and with faculty from the other department. Students choosing an external minor must complete a minimum of three courses at the 600 level in the external minor's discipline, earning a grade of B or better. They must also pass a comprehensive examination prepared and evaluated in consultation with faculty of the Department of Political Science by the instructors in those courses.
The dissertation is the capstone of doctoral education, and it must be a substantial work of independent scholarship that contributes to knowledge in the student's field of study. Students must identify a tenure-track or tenured member of the Political Science faculty who is willing to supervise the preparation of their dissertation. A dissertation prospectus must be submitted to two professors (one of whom must be the dissertation advisor) and that prospectus must be accepted by them both.
Students must pass a final examination that takes the form of a defense of the doctoral dissertation that is conducted under the rules of the Graduate Board of Johns Hopkins University.
Note: Exceptions may be made to some of these requirements but only with the approval of the graduate student's advisor and the Political Science Department's Director of Graduate Studies.
Field-specific basic expectations, procedures, and requirements are stated below. These are implemented, interpreted, and adjusted in the light of the intellectual orientations and objectives of individual students. It is important that students work closely with their advisors and with the faculty in their major and minor fields in constructing and pursuing their programs of study.
Students majoring and minoring in American Politics will work with at least two faculty members to develop a plan of study that includes recommended course work and other preparation needed to pass a comprehensive exam. Students completing a major are expected to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge sufficient for framing a dissertation in the relevant disciplinary literature and teaching undergraduate courses in the field; students who pursue a minor may focus more narrowly on an area of study in which they demonstrate fluency. These may include, but are not limited to, the following areas of faculty interest:
In addition, students majoring in the field are strongly encouraged to take AS.190.602 Introduction to Quantitative Political Science as part of their course of study.
All students majoring and minoring in this Comparative Politics will become conversant with major substantive and methodological debates in the field, and be able to comment on the key theoretical literature in several of those debates. They will normally also develop knowledge of at least one world region. Students majoring or minoring in Comparative Politics are required to take AS.190.625 Theories of Comparative Politics and at least one seminar in quantitative or qualitative methods. Students are expected to master the material covered in these courses, as well as others with more specialized topics.
Students will take a comprehensive exam that will test their ability to engage with several areas of theoretical debate in Comparative Politics, and their ability to use comparative examples to support their arguments. Students may focus on (but are not limited to):
Within the spirit of this division of the overall field, students may propose alternative delineations of thematic subfields.
Students working in specific thematic and substantive subfields within Comparative Politics will be required to demonstrate competence in methodologies and bodies of theory judged by the faculty to be necessary for quality research and teaching in those subfields.
Student taking the major exam are expected to compile a reading list that includes at least six fields, including a general "Theories of Comparative Politics" field. The reading list must be approved by the student's advisor at least six weeks before the exam. We strongly advise students to submit their reading lists to all of the CP faculty for feedback at least a few months before the exam. A minimum of three CP faculty members will read each major exam.
Students taking the minor exam should seek two readers among the CP faculty for their exams. Students are expected to compile a reading lists that includes at least four fields, including a general “Theories of Comparative Politics” field. The reading list must be approved by the two readers at least six weeks before the exam. We strongly advise students to submit their reading lists to all of the CP faculty for feedback at least a few months before the exam.
All students majoring or minoring in International Relations will be required to have deep knowledge of the scholarship relevant to their area of research and to be conversant with the major theoretical, substantive, and methodological themes and debates of the field. It is strongly recommended that students take AS.190.676 Field Survey of International Relations (or a similar course) and a methods/epistemology course chosen in consultation with their faculty advisers.
Students majoring in International Relations will take an examination covering two subfields. The first subfield must be International Politics. The other subfield is to be determined in consultation with faculty teaching International Relations. Choices include but are not restricted to:
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Students minoring in International Relations will take a comprehensive examination in International Politics.
Students majoring in Political Theory will take a comprehensive examination covering the following two subfields:
Each student preparing for a major comprehensive exam will propose six or seven thinkers in the history of thought, six or seven recent or contemporary thinkers, and three or four issue areas. Examination questions are composed in light of the theorists and issues articulated in the exam prospectus.
The minor comprehensive exam in political theory asks the student to select half the number of thinkers required for the major exam and three issue areas.
Preparation for these examinations will be arranged in consultation with relevant faculty.
Students majoring in political theory will also take at least one minor field from American Politics, Law and Politics, Comparative Politics, or International Relations.
Law and politics focuses on American constitutional thought, judicial politics, law and society, and philosophy of law. Students learn not only about the history and context of American constitutional developments, but also about the operation of the judicial branch of government in the past and the present. Studying how courts and judges do their work, students also consider how that work has changed over time. Students explore how legislation, as well as court decisions, reflect and influence a society’s policies, politics, and moral commitments. In addition, they examine how social movements, interest groups, and professional networks help to shape law’s content and implementation.
Students may major or minor in law and politics. In either case, students work closely with at least two members of the faculty to develop a plan of study regarding coursework and additional reading to prepare them for comprehensive exams. Majors are expected to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge in the field sufficient for framing a dissertation and for teaching undergraduate courses; minors may focus more narrowly on a particular area of study.
The time necessary to obtain a PhD in the department varies according to the preparation individual students bring to the program, the scope and complexity of their dissertation topics, and other factors. Students are required to make satisfactory progress, meaning that they must work toward fulfilling the requirements in a timely manner. Students are encouraged to satisfy the department's foreign language requirement by the time of their first comprehensive exam. Most students take their comprehensive examinations in the third year in the program. Students who have completed all requirements except the dissertation must work to complete their dissertations as quickly as is reasonable given the unique circumstances of their course of study, and they must periodically demonstrate progress on the dissertation.
The Master of Arts degree is offered only to students who have been admitted into the PhD program. For the M.A., the student must complete at least seven (7) 600-level courses in the department, all with a grade of B or better.
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Ranked #21 among all public political science programs in the country ( U.S. News & World Report ), the UCI graduate program in political science offers students six years of guaranteed funding .
UCI political science faculty publish regularly in top academic journals, and graduate students have ample opportunities to publish alongside them. Faculty and graduate students consistently present research at conferences, universities, and before governmental entities across the globe. Their expert advice is sought by journalists in the national media, lawyers, and policy makers. Members of the faculty have received national and international awards and testified before Congress to impact policy.
And if that wasn't enough, the UCI campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach, is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream ( New York Times College Access Index ), the #9 best value university ( Princeton Review ), and the #10 ranked public university in the U.S. ( U.S. News & World Report ).
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LOCATION Campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach.
FUNDING Admitted students receive 6 years of guaranteed funding.
FIELDS Primary research fields exist in American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.
DEGREE Ph.D.; a master's degree may be earned while in pursuit of the Ph.D.
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CURRENT MASTERS Political science Ph.D. students can simultaneously pursue an M.A. in demographic and social analysis.
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UCI political scientists explore changing notions of citizenship, politics of race/ethnicity, studies in the global supply chains and contested notions of democracy.
Students select a primary field from among American politics, comparative politics, international relations, or political theory. They select a secondary field from these or from a more specialized area. Examples of secondary fields include critical theory; democracy studies; ethics; methodology and modeling; political economy; political psychology; public law; and race, ethnicity and politics, among others. Faculty actively mentor doctoral students and encourage them to become productive, publishing scholars before completing their graduate studies.
Students have an opportunity to earn a master's degree while in pursuit of their Ph.D., and are encouraged to enroll in interdisciplinary coursework.
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The requirements for the Ph.D. in political science are divided between those that must be satisfied by all candidates for that degree and those particular to the student’s major and minor fields.
All candidates for the Ph.D. must satisfy the following requirements:
All students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. This requirement can be fulfilled as follows:
Students are required, at a minimum, to take comprehensive exams in one major field and one minor field. Students may also elect to take two major exams or a major exam and two minor exams (one of which may be outside the Department of Political Science).
Faculty members in the field write and evaluate the exams and determine the format. Major field comprehensive exams take place over two days (8 hours per day); minor field exams take place over one day. The fields within the department are American politics, law and politics, political theory, comparative politics, and international relations.
Students choosing a second minor outside the department must devise a coherent program of study in that discipline, in consultation with their political science faculty adviser and with faculty from the other department. Students choosing an external minor must complete a minimum of three courses at the 600 level in the external minor’s discipline, earning a grade of B or better. They must also pass a comprehensive examination prepared and evaluated by faculty from that department in consultation with faculty of the Department of Political Science.
The dissertation is the capstone of doctoral education, and it must be a substantial work of independent scholarship that contributes to knowledge in the student’s field of study. Students must identify a tenure-track or tenured member of the Political Science faculty who is willing to supervise the preparation of their dissertation. A dissertation prospectus must be submitted to two professors (one of whom must be the dissertation advisor) and that prospectus must be accepted by them both.
Students must pass a final examination that takes the form of a defense of the doctoral dissertation that is conducted under the rules of the Graduate Board of Johns Hopkins University.
Note: Exceptions may be made to some of these requirements but only with the approval of the graduate student’s adviser and the Political Science department’s Director of Graduate Studies.
Field-specific basic expectations, procedures, and requirements are stated below. These are implemented, interpreted, and adjusted in the light of the intellectual orientations and objectives of individual students. It is important that students work closely with their advisers and with the faculty in their major and minor fields in constructing and pursuing their programs of study.
Students majoring and minoring in American Politics will work with at least two faculty members to develop a plan of study that includes recommended course work and other preparation needed to pass a comprehensive exam. Students completing a major are expected to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge sufficient for framing a dissertation in the relevant disciplinary literature and teaching undergraduate courses in the field; students who pursue a minor may focus more narrowly on an area of study in which they demonstrate fluency. These may include, but are not limited to, the following areas of faculty interest:
In addition, students majoring in the field are strongly encouraged to take AS.190.602 Introduction to Quantitative Political Science as part of their course of study.
All students majoring and minoring in comparative politics will become conversant with major substantive and methodological debates in the field, and be able to comment on the key theoretical literature in several of those debates. They will typically also develop knowledge of at least one world region. Students majoring or minoring in comparative politics are required to take AS.190.625 Theories of Comparative Politics and at least one seminar in quantitative or qualitative methods. Students are expected to master the material covered in these courses, as well as others with more specialized topics.
Students will take a comprehensive exam that will test their ability to engage with several areas of theoretical debate in comparative politics, and their ability to use comparative examples to support their arguments. Students may focus on (but are not limited to):
Within the spirit of this division of the overall field, students may propose alternative delineations of thematic subfields.
Students working in specific thematic and substantive subfields within comparative politics will be required to demonstrate competence in methodologies and bodies of theory judged by the faculty to be necessary for quality research and teaching in those subfields.
Requirements for the major exam:
Students taking the major exam are expected to compile a reading list that includes at least six fields, including a general “Theories of Comparative Politics” field. The reading list must be approved by the student’s advisor at least six weeks before the exam. We strongly advise students to submit their reading lists to all of the CP faculty for feedback at least a few months before the exam. A minimum of three CP faculty members will read each major exam.
Requirements for the minor exam:
Students taking the minor exam should seek two readers among the CP faculty for their exams. Students are expected to compile a reading list that includes at least four fields, including a general “Theories of Comparative Politics” field. The reading list must be approved by the two readers at least six weeks before the exam. We strongly advise students to submit their reading lists to all of the CP faculty for feedback at least a few months before the exam.
All students majoring or minoring in international relations will be required to have deep knowledge of the scholarship relevant to their area of research and to be conversant with the major theoretical, substantive, and methodological themes and debates of the field. It is strongly recommended that students take AS 190.676 Field Survey of International Relations (or a similar course) and a methods/epistemology course chosen in consultation with their faculty advisers.
Students majoring in international relations will take an examination covering two subfields. The first subfield must be international politics. The other subfield is to be determined in consultation with faculty teaching international relations. Choices include but are not restricted to:
Students minoring in international relations will take a comprehensive examination of international politics.
Students majoring in political theory will take a comprehensive examination covering the following two subfields:
Each student preparing for a major comprehensive exam will propose six or seven thinkers in the history of thought, six or seven recent or contemporary thinkers, and three or four issue areas. Examination questions are composed in light of the theorists and issues articulated in the exam prospectus.
The minor comprehensive exam in political theory asks the student to select half the number of thinkers required for the major exam and three issue areas.
Preparation for these examinations will be arranged in consultation with relevant faculty.
Students majoring in political theory will also take at least one minor field from American politics, law, and politics, comparative politics, or international relations.
Law and politics focus on American constitutional thought, judicial politics, law and society, and philosophy of law. Students learn not only about the history and context of American constitutional developments but also about the operation of the judicial branch of government in the past and the present. Studying how courts and judges do their work, students also consider how that work has changed over time. Students explore how legislation, as well as court decisions, reflect and influence a society’s policies, politics, and moral commitments. In addition, they examine how social movements, interest groups, and professional networks help to shape the law’s content and implementation.
Students may major or minor in law and politics. In either case, students work closely with at least two members of the faculty to develop a plan of study regarding coursework and additional reading to prepare them for comprehensive exams. Majors are expected to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge in the field sufficient for framing a dissertation and for teaching undergraduate courses; minors may focus more narrowly on a particular area of study.
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In our most recent survey on the topic, conducted from October 2022 to January 2023, we received responses from 979 IR scholars across the United States, 294 staff affiliated with U.S. think tanks, and 291 policymakers who worked in the U.S. government during the George W. Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. For the first time, we also asked respondents which Ph.D. programs are best for a student interested in a policy career, rather than an academic one. As the number of tenure-track positions in universities declines and the demand for expertise within the policy community increases , this question is more relevant today than ever before.
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International Relations Faculty | ||
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Rank | School | Percentage |
1 | Princeton University | 48.37 |
2 | Harvard University | 46.65 |
3 | Georgetown University | 43.59 |
4 | Stanford University | 42.83 |
5 | Columbia University | 29.83 |
6 | University of Chicago | 23.33 |
7 | Yale University | 17.4 |
8 | American University | 15.49 |
9 | George Washington University | 14.91 |
10 | Dartmouth College | 14.72 |
11 | University of California, San Diego | 11.85 |
12 | University of California, Berkeley | 10.52 |
13 | University of Michigan | 10.33 |
14 | Johns Hopkins University | 10.13 |
14 | Tufts University | 10.13 |
16 | William & Mary | 9.56 |
17 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8.22 |
18 | University of Pennsylvania | 5.93 |
19 | Brown University | 5.35 |
20 | Swarthmore College | 4.02 |
20 | University of Denver | 4.02 |
22 | Ohio State University | 3.82 |
22 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3.82 |
24 | Cornell University | 3.63 |
25 | University of Virginia | 3.44 |
26 | New York University | 3.25 |
26 | University of Notre Dame | 3.25 |
26 | University of Southern California | 3.25 |
29 | Duke University | 3.06 |
29 | Williams College | 3.06 |
31 | University of Texas at Austin | 2.87 |
32 | Middlebury College | 2.29 |
33 | Brigham Young University | 2.1 |
34 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 1.91 |
34 | Wellesley College | 1.91 |
36 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 1.72 |
37 | Boston University | 1.53 |
38 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 1.34 |
38 | Pomona College | 1.34 |
38 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1.34 |
41 | Boston College | 1.15 |
41 | Macalester College | 1.15 |
41 | Syracuse University | 1.15 |
41 | Vanderbilt University | 1.15 |
41 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1.15 |
46 | Carleton College | 0.96 |
46 | Pennsylvania State University | 0.96 |
46 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 0.96 |
46 | University of Rochester | 0.96 |
46 | University of Washington | 0.96 |
51 | Amherst College | 0.76 |
51 | Claremont McKenna College | 0.76 |
51 | Emory University | 0.76 |
51 | Rice University | 0.76 |
51 | Rutgers University, New Brunswick | 0.76 |
51 | Seton Hall University | 0.76 |
51 | Texas A&M University | 0.76 |
51 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | 0.76 |
51 | Vassar College | 0.76 |
60 | Colgate University | 0.57 |
60 | Florida International University | 0.57 |
60 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 0.57 |
60 | Northwestern University | 0.57 |
60 | Oberlin College and Conservatory | 0.57 |
60 | United States Military Academy, West Point | 0.57 |
60 | University of California, Irvine | 0.57 |
60 | University of Georgia | 0.57 |
60 | University of Maryland, College Park | 0.57 |
60 | Virginia Tech | 0.57 |
70 | Arizona State University | 0.38 |
70 | Baylor University | 0.38 |
70 | Bowdoin College | 0.38 |
70 | Davidson College | 0.38 |
70 | Eckerd College | 0.38 |
70 | Elon University | 0.38 |
70 | Hillsdale College | 0.38 |
70 | Michigan State University | 0.38 |
70 | Occidental College | 0.38 |
70 | St. John's College | 0.38 |
70 | The New School | 0.38 |
70 | University of Florida | 0.38 |
70 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 0.38 |
83 | Assumption University | 0.19 |
83 | Barnard College | 0.19 |
83 | California State University, Chico | 0.19 |
83 | Carnegie Mellon University | 0.19 |
83 | Colby College | 0.19 |
83 | College of Wooster | 0.19 |
83 | Dickinson College | 0.19 |
83 | George Mason University | 0.19 |
83 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 0.19 |
83 | Ithaca College | 0.19 |
83 | Kalamazoo College | 0.19 |
83 | Kennesaw State University | 0.19 |
83 | Lafayette College | 0.19 |
83 | Lewis & Clark | 0.19 |
83 | Mount Holyoke College | 0.19 |
83 | Northeastern University | 0.19 |
83 | Pepperdine University | 0.19 |
83 | Purdue University | 0.19 |
83 | Reed College | 0.19 |
83 | Rhodes College | 0.19 |
83 | Roger Williams University | 0.19 |
83 | Sam Houston State University | 0.19 |
83 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 0.19 |
83 | Temple University | 0.19 |
83 | Texas Christian University | 0.19 |
83 | The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina | 0.19 |
83 | Evergreen State College | 0.19 |
83 | Troy University | 0.19 |
83 | Truman State University | 0.19 |
83 | United States Naval Academy | 0.19 |
83 | University at Albany, State University of New York | 0.19 |
83 | University of California, Davis | 0.19 |
83 | University of California, San Francisco | 0.19 |
83 | University of California, Santa Cruz | 0.19 |
83 | University of Colorado, Boulder | 0.19 |
83 | University of Hawaii, Manoa | 0.19 |
83 | University of Iowa | 0.19 |
83 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 0.19 |
83 | University of Mississippi | 0.19 |
83 | University of Pittsburgh | 0.19 |
83 | University of Puget Sound | 0.19 |
83 | University of Toledo | 0.19 |
83 | University of Utah | 0.19 |
83 | University of Vermont | 0.19 |
83 | Ursinus College | 0.19 |
83 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 0.19 |
83 | Virginia Military Institute | 0.19 |
83 | Washington and Lee University | 0.19 |
83 | Webster University | 0.19 |
83 | Wesleyan University | 0.19 |
83 | Wright State University | 0.19 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgetown University | 70.39 |
2 | Harvard University | 61.18 |
3 | Princeton University | 42.11 |
4 | Stanford University | 38.82 |
5 | Johns Hopkins University | 30.92 |
6 | Yale University | 28.95 |
7 | Tufts University | 27.63 |
8 | George Washington University | 25 |
9 | Columbia University | 22.37 |
10 | American University | 11.18 |
10 | University of Chicago | 11.18 |
12 | University of California, Berkeley | 8.55 |
13 | University of Virginia | 6.58 |
14 | William & Mary | 4.61 |
15 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | 3.95 |
15 | University of Texas at Austin | 3.95 |
17 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3.29 |
18 | Brown University | 2.63 |
18 | New York University | 2.63 |
18 | University of Pennsylvania | 2.63 |
18 | Williams College | 2.63 |
22 | Cornell University | 1.97 |
22 | Dartmouth College | 1.97 |
22 | Duke University | 1.97 |
22 | Middlebury College | 1.97 |
22 | Syracuse University | 1.97 |
22 | Texas A&M University | 1.97 |
22 | United States Military Academy, West Point | 1.97 |
22 | University of California, Los Angeles | 1.97 |
30 | Liberty University | 1.32 |
30 | Pomona College | 1.32 |
30 | United States Naval Academy | 1.32 |
30 | University of California, San Diego | 1.32 |
30 | University of Colorado, Boulder | 1.32 |
30 | University of Denver | 1.32 |
30 | University of Notre Dame | 1.32 |
30 | University of Southern California | 1.32 |
30 | University of Washington | 1.32 |
30 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 1.32 |
40 | Adams State University | 0.66 |
40 | Arizona State University | 0.66 |
40 | Brigham Young University | 0.66 |
40 | Carleton College | 0.66 |
40 | Colorado State University | 0.66 |
40 | George Mason University | 0.66 |
40 | Marine Corps University | 0.66 |
40 | Mercyhurst University | 0.66 |
40 | Missouri State University | 0.66 |
40 | Regent University | 0.66 |
40 | Rice University | 0.66 |
40 | Sarah Lawrence College | 0.66 |
40 | Seton Hall University | 0.66 |
40 | Swarthmore College | 0.66 |
40 | Catholic University of America | 0.66 |
40 | The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina | 0.66 |
40 | Tulane University | 0.66 |
40 | United States Air Force Academy | 0.66 |
40 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 0.66 |
40 | University of Houston | 0.66 |
40 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 0.66 |
40 | University of Missouri | 0.66 |
40 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | 0.66 |
40 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0.66 |
40 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | 0.66 |
40 | Ursinus College | 0.66 |
40 | Utah Valley University | 0.66 |
40 | Vanderbilt University | 0.66 |
40 | Virginia Military Institute | 0.66 |
40 | Washington and Lee University | 0.66 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgetown University | 65.12 |
2 | Harvard University | 64.34 |
3 | Princeton University | 47.29 |
4 | Stanford University | 44.19 |
5 | Columbia University | 40.31 |
6 | Yale University | 29.46 |
7 | Johns Hopkins University | 27.13 |
8 | George Washington University | 21.71 |
9 | Tufts University | 16.28 |
10 | University of Chicago | 14.73 |
11 | American University | 6.98 |
11 | University of California, Berkeley | 6.98 |
13 | University of California, San Diego | 6.2 |
14 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5.43 |
15 | Cornell University | 3.88 |
15 | University of Pennsylvania | 3.88 |
15 | William & Mary | 3.88 |
15 | Williams College | 3.88 |
19 | Dartmouth College | 3.1 |
20 | Brown University | 2.33 |
20 | New York University | 2.33 |
20 | University of Michigan | 2.33 |
20 | University of Virginia | 2.33 |
24 | Duke University | 1.55 |
24 | Northwestern University | 1.55 |
24 | Swarthmore College | 1.55 |
24 | Texas A&M University | 1.55 |
24 | University of California, Davis | 1.55 |
24 | University of California, Los Angeles | 1.55 |
24 | University of Denver | 1.55 |
24 | University of Southern California | 1.55 |
24 | University of Washington | 1.55 |
33 | Barclay College | 0.78 |
33 | Brigham Young University | 0.78 |
33 | Carleton College | 0.78 |
33 | Carnegie Mellon University | 0.78 |
33 | George Mason University | 0.78 |
33 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 0.78 |
33 | Middlebury College | 0.78 |
33 | Pomona College | 0.78 |
33 | SUNY, Geneseo | 0.78 |
33 | Syracuse University | 0.78 |
33 | Ohio State University | 0.78 |
33 | Tulane University | 0.78 |
33 | United States Naval Academy | 0.78 |
33 | University of Central Florida | 0.78 |
33 | University of Hawaii, Manoa | 0.78 |
33 | University of Maryland College Park | 0.78 |
33 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 0.78 |
33 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0.78 |
33 | University of Texas at Austin | 0.78 |
33 | Washington University in St. Louis | 0.78 |
33 | Wellesley College | 0.78 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgetown University | 75.34 |
2 | Johns Hopkins University | 59.03 |
3 | Harvard University | 52.23 |
4 | Columbia University | 39.61 |
5 | Princeton University | 34.37 |
6 | George Washington University | 33.2 |
7 | Tufts University | 32.04 |
8 | American University | 22.52 |
9 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 13.59 |
10 | University of Chicago | 12.04 |
11 | Stanford University | 8.16 |
12 | University of Denver | 7.77 |
13 | Yale University | 6.41 |
14 | University of California, San Diego | 4.66 |
15 | Sciences Po | 4.27 |
16 | Syracuse University | 4.08 |
17 | University of Oxford | 3.69 |
18 | Texas A&M University | 3.11 |
19 | University of Texas at Austin | 2.72 |
20 | Geneva Graduate Institute | 2.33 |
21 | King's College London | 2.14 |
21 | University of Cambridge | 2.14 |
21 | University of Michigan | 2.14 |
24 | New York University | 1.75 |
25 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1.55 |
25 | University of California, Berkeley | 1.55 |
27 | University of Pittsburgh | 1.36 |
28 | Duke University | 1.17 |
28 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | 1.17 |
30 | Cornell University | 0.97 |
30 | Seton Hall University | 0.97 |
30 | University of Notre Dame | 0.97 |
30 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.97 |
30 | University of Toronto | 0.97 |
30 | University of Virginia | 0.97 |
36 | Leiden University | 0.78 |
36 | Ohio State University | 0.78 |
38 | Boston University | 0.58 |
38 | George Mason University | 0.58 |
38 | The New School | 0.58 |
38 | Pennsylvania State University | 0.58 |
38 | University of London | 0.58 |
38 | University of Maryland, College Park | 0.58 |
44 | Aberystwyth University | 0.39 |
44 | Australian National University | 0.39 |
44 | Brown University | 0.39 |
44 | Dartmouth College | 0.39 |
44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 0.39 |
44 | Hertie School of Governance | 0.39 |
44 | University of British Columbia | 0.39 |
44 | University of California, Los Angeles | 0.39 |
44 | University of Georgia | 0.39 |
44 | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | 0.39 |
44 | University of St. Andrews | 0.39 |
44 | University of Sussex | 0.39 |
44 | University of Washington | 0.39 |
44 | Uppsala University | 0.39 |
58 | Albright College | 0.19 |
58 | Angelo State University | 0.19 |
58 | Arizona State University | 0.19 |
58 | Barcelona Institute of International Studies | 0.19 |
58 | Baylor University | 0.19 |
58 | Berlin Polytechnic | 0.19 |
58 | Carleton College | 0.19 |
58 | Carleton University | 0.19 |
58 | Carnegie Mellon University | 0.19 |
58 | Central European University | 0.19 |
58 | Clark University | 0.19 |
58 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 0.19 |
58 | Florida International University | 0.19 |
58 | Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations | 0.19 |
58 | Hillsdale College | 0.19 |
58 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 0.19 |
58 | Institute of World Politics | 0.19 |
58 | Kennesaw State University | 0.19 |
58 | Michigan State University | 0.19 |
58 | Nanyang Technological University | 0.19 |
58 | National University of Singapore | 0.19 |
58 | Naval Postgraduate School | 0.19 |
58 | North Carolina State University | 0.19 |
58 | Northeastern University | 0.19 |
58 | Old Dominion University | 0.19 |
58 | Paris Nanterre University | 0.19 |
58 | Peking University | 0.19 |
58 | Pomona College | 0.19 |
58 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 0.19 |
58 | Rutgers University, New Brunswick | 0.19 |
58 | Sam Houston State University | 0.19 |
58 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 0.19 |
58 | Catholic University of America | 0.19 |
58 | The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina | 0.19 |
58 | Troy University | 0.19 |
58 | Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University | 0.19 |
58 | University of Arizona | 0.19 |
58 | University of Baltimore | 0.19 |
58 | University of California, Irvine | 0.19 |
58 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 0.19 |
58 | University of Colorado, Denver | 0.19 |
58 | University of Florida | 0.19 |
58 | University of Hawaii, Manoa | 0.19 |
58 | University of Hong Kong | 0.19 |
58 | University of Kent | 0.19 |
58 | University of Kentucky | 0.19 |
58 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 0.19 |
58 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0.19 |
58 | University of South Carolina, Columbia | 0.19 |
58 | University of Sydney | 0.19 |
58 | University of Warwick | 0.19 |
58 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 0.19 |
58 | Virginia Tech | 0.19 |
58 | Washington University in St. Louis | 0.19 |
58 | Webster University | 0.19 |
58 | Western Michigan University | 0.19 |
58 | William & Mary | 0.19 |
58 | World Trade Institute University of Bern | 0.19 |
58 | Wright State University | 0.19 |
58 | Yonsei University | 0.19 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgetown University | 67.39 |
2 | Johns Hopkins University | 61.59 |
3 | Harvard University | 58.7 |
4 | Tufts University | 39.13 |
5 | Princeton University | 34.78 |
6 | Columbia University | 26.81 |
7 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 20.29 |
8 | George Washington University | 17.39 |
9 | Stanford University | 14.49 |
10 | American University | 12.32 |
10 | Yale University | 12.32 |
12 | University of Oxford | 11.59 |
13 | University of Chicago | 5.8 |
14 | Sciences Po | 4.35 |
15 | King's College London | 3.62 |
16 | National War College | 2.9 |
16 | University of California, Berkeley | 2.9 |
18 | National Defense University | 2.17 |
18 | University of Cambridge | 2.17 |
18 | University of Denver | 2.17 |
18 | University of Pennsylvania | 2.17 |
18 | University of Texas at Austin | 2.17 |
18 | University of Virginia | 2.17 |
24 | Duke University | 1.45 |
24 | George Mason University | 1.45 |
24 | Liberty University | 1.45 |
24 | Naval Postgraduate School | 1.45 |
24 | Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University | 1.45 |
24 | University of Michigan | 1.45 |
24 | University of Pittsburgh | 1.45 |
24 | William & Mary | 1.45 |
32 | Air War College | 0.72 |
32 | Arizona State University | 0.72 |
32 | Australian National University | 0.72 |
32 | Catholic University, Leuven | 0.72 |
32 | Cornell University | 0.72 |
32 | Florida International University | 0.72 |
32 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | 0.72 |
32 | Leiden University | 0.72 |
32 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.72 |
32 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | 0.72 |
32 | Missouri State University | 0.72 |
32 | National University of Singapore | 0.72 |
32 | Naval War College | 0.72 |
32 | Seton Hall University | 0.72 |
32 | Syracuse University | 0.72 |
32 | Texas A&M University | 0.72 |
32 | Tulane University | 0.72 |
32 | United States Military Academy, West Point | 0.72 |
32 | University of California, San Diego | 0.72 |
32 | University of Colorado, Boulder | 0.72 |
32 | University of Kentucky | 0.72 |
32 | University of London | 0.72 |
32 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 0.72 |
32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0.72 |
32 | University of Notre Dame | 0.72 |
32 | University of South Carolina, Columbia | 0.72 |
32 | University of St. Andrews | 0.72 |
32 | University of Sussex | 0.72 |
32 | University of Sydney | 0.72 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgetown University | 73.17 |
2 | Johns Hopkins University | 65.85 |
3 | Harvard University | 52.03 |
4 | Columbia University | 42.28 |
5 | Tufts University | 39.84 |
6 | Princeton University | 38.21 |
7 | George Washington University | 21.14 |
8 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 17.07 |
9 | University of Oxford | 16.26 |
10 | Stanford University | 13.01 |
11 | Yale University | 8.94 |
12 | American University | 8.13 |
13 | Sciences Po | 6.5 |
13 | University of California, San Diego | 6.5 |
15 | University of Chicago | 5.69 |
16 | King's College London | 3.25 |
16 | New York University | 3.25 |
16 | University of California, Berkeley | 3.25 |
19 | University of Cambridge | 2.44 |
20 | Geneva Graduate Institute | 1.63 |
20 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1.63 |
20 | National University of Singapore | 1.63 |
20 | Texas A&M University | 1.63 |
20 | University of London | 1.63 |
20 | University of Michigan | 1.63 |
20 | University of Texas at Austin | 1.63 |
20 | University of Virginia | 1.63 |
28 | Australian National University | 0.81 |
28 | Central European University | 0.81 |
28 | College of Europe, Belgium | 0.81 |
28 | Cornell University | 0.81 |
28 | Duke University | 0.81 |
28 | Institute of World Politics | 0.81 |
28 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | 0.81 |
28 | National Defense University | 0.81 |
28 | Naval Postgraduate School | 0.81 |
28 | Northwestern University | 0.81 |
28 | Pace University | 0.81 |
28 | Pepperdine University | 0.81 |
28 | Sophia University | 0.81 |
28 | Syracuse University | 0.81 |
28 | Tulane University | 0.81 |
28 | University College London | 0.81 |
28 | University of California, Davis | 0.81 |
28 | University of Denver | 0.81 |
28 | University of Edinburgh | 0.81 |
28 | University of Pennsylvania | 0.81 |
28 | University of St. Andrews | 0.81 |
28 | University of Sussex | 0.81 |
28 | University of Tokyo | 0.81 |
28 | University of Washington | 0.81 |
28 | William & Mary | 0.81 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
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1 | Harvard University | 64.65 |
2 | Princeton University | 60.3 |
3 | Stanford University | 59.36 |
4 | Columbia University | 38 |
5 | University of Chicago | 27.6 |
6 | Yale University | 27.03 |
7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 20.04 |
7 | University of California, San Diego | 20.04 |
9 | University of Michigan | 17.58 |
10 | University of California, Berkeley | 17.01 |
11 | University of Oxford | 12.85 |
12 | Georgetown University | 11.53 |
13 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 7.94 |
14 | Cornell University | 6.24 |
15 | Johns Hopkins University | 6.05 |
16 | University of Cambridge | 5.86 |
17 | Ohio State University | 5.48 |
18 | University of Pennsylvania | 5.29 |
19 | George Washington University | 4.91 |
19 | New York University | 4.91 |
21 | American University | 4.16 |
22 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3.78 |
23 | Duke University | 2.65 |
24 | Tufts University | 1.89 |
24 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 1.89 |
26 | University of Texas at Austin | 1.7 |
27 | Emory University | 1.51 |
27 | University of Rochester | 1.51 |
27 | University of Toronto | 1.51 |
30 | Brown University | 1.32 |
30 | Pennsylvania State University | 1.32 |
30 | University of Virginia | 1.32 |
30 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | 1.32 |
34 | Geneva Graduate Institute | 0.95 |
34 | Rice University | 0.95 |
34 | Sciences Po | 0.95 |
34 | University of Denver | 0.95 |
34 | University of Iowa | 0.95 |
34 | University of Southern California | 0.95 |
34 | Washington University in St. Louis | 0.95 |
41 | Aberystwyth University | 0.76 |
41 | Northwestern University | 0.76 |
41 | University of Amsterdam | 0.76 |
41 | University of Maryland, College Park | 0.76 |
41 | University of St. Andrews | 0.76 |
41 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 0.76 |
47 | Australian National University | 0.57 |
47 | Baylor University | 0.57 |
47 | University of Georgia | 0.57 |
47 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0.57 |
47 | University of North Texas | 0.57 |
47 | University of Notre Dame | 0.57 |
47 | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | 0.57 |
47 | Uppsala University | 0.57 |
55 | Boston College | 0.38 |
55 | Dartmouth College | 0.38 |
55 | Florida International University | 0.38 |
55 | George Mason University | 0.38 |
55 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 0.38 |
55 | Michigan State University | 0.38 |
55 | Queen's University, Canada | 0.38 |
55 | University of Arizona | 0.38 |
55 | University of Essex | 0.38 |
55 | University of London | 0.38 |
55 | University of Sussex | 0.38 |
55 | University of Warwick | 0.38 |
55 | University of Washington | 0.38 |
55 | Vanderbilt University | 0.38 |
55 | York University | 0.38 |
70 | Charles University | 0.19 |
70 | Corvinus University of Budapest | 0.19 |
70 | ETH Zurich | 0.19 |
70 | Eastern Illinois University | 0.19 |
70 | European University Institute | 0.19 |
70 | Free University of Berlin | 0.19 |
70 | Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations | 0.19 |
70 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 0.19 |
70 | Hillsdale College | 0.19 |
70 | Jagiellonian University | 0.19 |
70 | Kennesaw State University | 0.19 |
70 | King's College London | 0.19 |
70 | Koc University | 0.19 |
70 | Leiden University | 0.19 |
70 | Lund University | 0.19 |
70 | McGill University | 0.19 |
70 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | 0.19 |
70 | National University of Singapore | 0.19 |
70 | Old Dominion University | 0.19 |
70 | Paris Nanterre University | 0.19 |
70 | Syracuse University | 0.19 |
70 | Texas A&M University | 0.19 |
70 | The New School | 0.19 |
70 | University College Cork | 0.19 |
70 | University of Bologna | 0.19 |
70 | University of California, Irvine | 0.19 |
70 | University of Connecticut | 0.19 |
70 | University of Copenhagen | 0.19 |
70 | University of Edinburgh | 0.19 |
70 | University of Hawaii, Manoa | 0.19 |
70 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 0.19 |
70 | University of Mississippi | 0.19 |
70 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | 0.19 |
70 | University of Oklahoma | 0.19 |
70 | University of Ottawa | 0.19 |
70 | University of Pittsburgh | 0.19 |
70 | University of Queensland | 0.19 |
70 | University of São Paulo | 0.19 |
70 | University of Utah | 0.19 |
70 | University of Zaragoza | 0.19 |
70 | Virginia Tech | 0.19 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Harvard University | 85.53 |
2 | Stanford University | 56.58 |
3 | Princeton University | 51.32 |
4 | Yale University | 42.11 |
5 | University of Oxford | 34.21 |
6 | Georgetown University | 31.58 |
7 | Columbia University | 27.63 |
8 | Johns Hopkins University | 25 |
9 | University of Chicago | 19.74 |
10 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 17.11 |
11 | University of California, Berkeley | 13.16 |
12 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 11.84 |
12 | University of Cambridge | 11.84 |
14 | Tufts University | 7.89 |
15 | George Washington University | 5.26 |
16 | American University | 3.95 |
16 | Duke University | 3.95 |
16 | University of Michigan | 3.95 |
19 | King's College London | 2.63 |
19 | New York University | 2.63 |
19 | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | 2.63 |
22 | Dartmouth College | 1.32 |
22 | Sciences Po | 1.32 |
22 | University of California, Los Angeles | 1.32 |
22 | University of Denver | 1.32 |
22 | University of Notre Dame | 1.32 |
22 | University of Pennsylvania | 1.32 |
22 | University of Texas at Austin | 1.32 |
Rank | School | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | Harvard University | 77.08 |
2 | Princeton University | 55.21 |
2 | Stanford University | 55.21 |
4 | Columbia University | 46.88 |
5 | Yale University | 33.33 |
6 | University of Oxford | 25 |
7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 23.96 |
8 | Georgetown University | 22.92 |
9 | University of Chicago | 19.79 |
10 | Johns Hopkins University | 16.67 |
11 | University of California, Berkeley | 13.54 |
12 | Tufts University | 11.46 |
13 | University of Cambridge | 8.33 |
14 | University of California, San Diego | 7.29 |
14 | University of Michigan | 7.29 |
16 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 6.25 |
17 | Sciences Po | 5.21 |
18 | George Washington University | 4.17 |
19 | Cornell University | 3.12 |
20 | American University | 2.08 |
20 | Duke University | 2.08 |
20 | Ohio State University | 2.08 |
20 | University of California, Los Angeles | 2.08 |
24 | Australian National University | 1.04 |
24 | King's College London | 1.04 |
24 | National University of Singapore | 1.04 |
24 | New York University | 1.04 |
24 | Northwestern University | 1.04 |
24 | Pennsylvania State University | 1.04 |
24 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 1.04 |
24 | University of London | 1.04 |
24 | University of Pennsylvania | 1.04 |
24 | University of St. Andrews | 1.04 |
24 | University of Virginia | 1.04 |
24 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | 1.04 |
These results should look familiar to those who follow national undergraduate rankings. Ivy League schools, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and a few large public universities were favored across the board. But a handful of outliers punched well above their weight: Georgetown University, American University, George Washington University, Tufts University, and William & Mary all placed much higher here compared with their rankings in U.S. News & World Report , widely considered the most influential college ranking in the United States. In fact, Georgetown stands out as the top undergraduate choice among policymakers and think tank staff.
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For master’s students hoping to pursue a policy career, all three groups we surveyed expressed a preference for programs on the East Coast. Only a few schools located west of the Rocky Mountains made the top 20 in each list. Respondents also highlighted several options outside the United States in the top 20: IR faculty included four international programs, while policymakers included five—all located in Europe—and think tankers included eight, one of which is in Asia.
IR faculty members’ rankings of Ph.D. programs have proved remarkably stable over the years. Between our 2017 survey and our most recent one, no top 15 program has moved more than one spot in either direction; in fact, most held the same rank. Additionally, policymakers and think tank staff appeared to value academic Ph.D. programs located in Washington, D.C., and outside the United States much more than U.S.-based IR scholars did.
When asked about doctoral students pursuing a policy career, all three groups we surveyed showed a preference for institutions with strong connections to Washington. Schools such as George Washington University, Georgetown University, and American University are ranked higher for students pursuing policy careers than for those hoping to enter academia. Conversely, institutions such as the University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are ranked lower for policy careers than academic ones. This shift highlights the importance of proximity to policy centers and the availability of practical engagement opportunities in shaping perceptions of a program’s value for a policy-oriented career in IR.
Prospective students would do well to explore the specific features of various programs rather than focusing solely on a broad reputational ranking, which tells us little about a program’s regional, functional, or methodological strengths. For example, both academic and policymaker respondents who specialize in international political economy and/or trade policy ranked the London School of Economics master’s program higher than respondents who focus on security policy. Similarly, academics who specialize in the study of Latin America ranked the University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. program higher for an academic career than their non-Latin Americanist colleagues.
Still, prospective students should keep in mind that reputation matters. Although reputation may be an imperfect indicator of quality, it is a strong indicator of perceived quality within the field. A program’s standing can have conscious and unconscious effects on graduate school admissions committees, scholarship committees, and hiring managers in the public, private, and higher education sectors. For this reason, our ranking provides a systematic measure of these perceptions to assist prospective students in making informed choices as they plan for their future.
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I am looking into applying to PhD programs in Political Science (next year), and most of my undergrad professors have told me to not apply to any schools outside of the top 15, but regarding this so-called "top 15," how do I figure out what those top 15 are? I genuinely have no idea. When people refer to these top schools, are they just referring to the U.S. News list? Are they looking at National Research Council rankings? What exactly?
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Students may take up to three courses per semester, though many will take one or two depending on their other commitments and responsibilities.
Students enrolled in the Political Science MA degree must select a non-thesis or a thesis track. The non-thesis track is 36 course credit hours plus one-credit hour for the final degree exam. The thesis track is 24 course credit hours plus a six-hour thesis course.
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Students in political science may participate in a dual degree program whereby they can earn a Master of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Arts in another program, such as Criminal Justice or Sociology. By participating in a dual degree program, students can apply a number of semester hours jointly to meet the requirements of both degrees, thus reducing the total number of hours which would be required to earn both degrees separately. The number of hours which may be jointly applied ranges from nine to 18 hours, subject to the approval of Graduate Advisers from both programs. To participate in the dual degree program, students must make separate application to each program and must submit a separate program of work for each degree. Those interested in a dual degree program should consult the appropriate Graduate Adviser(s) for further information on course requirements.
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