trojanman10101

I am contemplating if I want to major in political science. And if I were to, and since I also want to stay in California, what UCs have the best Poly Sci Departments. Could someone rank them in the order they would decide to attend them if they were to major in poly sci. Thanks in advance.

Gdelgado

1)uc berkeley
2)ucla
3)ucsd
4)uci
5)ucdavis
6)ucsb
7)ucsc
8)ucm
9)ucr

polisci major at ucla

trojanman10101

Any others? Does anybody agree w/ Gdelgado? If not, what would you change? Thanks Gdelgado.

jrmorse

that list sounds about right, I'm sure someone would debate #6-9, but #1-5 is right imo. I picked UCSD for poli sci because I live in SD and it's a great program. You also have to consider that Berkley, UCLA, UCSD & UCI all have poli sci departments that rank up there with the best in the world. There is a ranking here http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf that has UCSD #6, UCI #7, Berkley #11 and UCLA #14 in the world. The UC's have great poli sci departments.

trojanman10101

jrmorse: May I ask what were your grades and test scores when you got accepted as a Freshmen into UCSD? What is your emphasis on for poli sci?

jrmorse

I was a transfer student (I had a 3.7 gpa from a community college), my concentration is international relations.

trojanman10101

Do you think the job possibilities after achieving a major in poli sci will be decent and pay well?

jrmorse

poli sci has a large range of possibilities for employment, it really depends on what you're interested in.

trojanman10101

I mean I was thinking about achieving a masters in poli sci with an emphasis on American Government. I haven't thought at all about the job possibilities though and the income I could receive w/ that degree.