BIGTWIX

please give me some info on some great Poli Sci programs

footballyus2345

any great school...dartmouth...harvard...

cecils15

you could try searching/

BIGTWIX

i do try.

please allow me to rephrase my original request

any great poli sci programs besides Ivys

IBleedHoyaBlue

Georgetown, JHU, Stanford

Alexandre

GROUP I
Harvard University
Princeton University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Yale University

GROUP II
Columbia University
Duke University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Chicago

GROUP III
Cornell University
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Rochester
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Washington University-St Louis

Contrary to popular belief, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and Tufts do not have top Political Science departments. They are amazing in International Relations, but that's a different field of study.

IBleedHoyaBlue

I'm pretty sure your mistaken. With a campus next door to the World Bank and down the street from the White House, Georgetown is a poli-sci major's dream. Professors often consult for the government, which gives their classroom perspective a practical edge. The school also encourages internships at government agencies, think tanks and advocacy organizations.

Alexandre

IBleedHoyaBlue, your handle says it all doesn't it?! Hehe!!! Seriosuly, can you show me a single ranking that has Georgetown's Political Science department among the top 20 Poli-Sci departments in the nation?

Don't get me wrong, Georgetown is a great university with a good Political Science department. But it is not "great". And I should know. My father got his doctorate in Economics from Georgetown, my sister got her MFS from Georgetown (she was even born at the Georgetown University Hospital!) and I personally seriously considered Georgetown for my undergraduate studies. In short, I know Georgetown very well. It is definitely great in International Relations and it is amazing for students who wish to be close to the capital. But its Political Science department is not great.

Upoh

I'd put Virginia up there. I've only heard good things about the department.

UCLAri

I have to agree with Alexandre.

Georgetown's political science department, as a social science research body, is not a top 10 or 15 program. Maybe top 20 in some things, but definitely not up there with the likes of the three groups he listed.

The only serious argument I'd make is that I believe that Caltech and JHU should be up there with the tail end.

However, that's just me being nitpicky about minor points. The fact of the matter is that Georgetown SFS is excellent by any standard, but Georgetown poli sci is still not what most political scientists would deem a top 10 or 15 department as far as the quality of its research goes.

Nonetheless, I think that BIGTWIX should consider looking at any of the top 25 programs, as well as top LACs-- especially top LACs, actually. If one is interested in getting a good theoretical foundation in what real political science work looks like (read: it's pretty quantitative these days), then you can go anywhere and just do methodology. If you want to learn about how countries' governments function, you can do that anywhere or just read a few texts I can recommend.

If anything, I'd like to stress that many top programs for pumping out top professors are not always doing the best to prepare undergrads for careers in political science. My undergrad alma mater comes to mind, sadly...

ucchris

"I'm pretty sure your mistaken. With a campus next door to the World Bank and down the street from the White House, Georgetown is a poli-sci major's dream. Professors often consult for the government, which gives their classroom perspective a practical edge. The school also encourages internships at government agencies, think tanks and advocacy organizations."

im absolutely positive alexandre is correct and you are mistaken. georgetown is quite good in international relations. however it is not an elite school in poli sci. im not sure why people keep thinking that simply because a school is located in washington dc, it must be ranked high in poli sci. this is just not the case. georetown is a fabulous university, and is ok in poli sci. but it is not among the elite in poli sci. i personally have never seen a ranking where it is amongst the top 20. i would imagine georgetowns location would be excellent for political internships however.