<p>I have one graduate degree from FSU and am working on another at UF. I’ve been to both universities. UF is the public ivy of the state, in my opinion. Each region of the country has a strong “public ivy” or a well-revered state university. Here in the southeast it’s Florida. Out in the Pac-12 region (my home area) it would be Cal-Berkeley or UW-Seattle. In the former Big-12 Texas is very strong, etc. In the midwest Michigan and Wisconsin are excellent. With that said, FSU is very strong in political science, plus a large number of students work in state government as interns or alumni graduates. So if you truly want political science, FSU has the job opportunities because Tallahassee is the capital city. </p>
<p>In terms of raw ranking, UF is generally higher in many categories. But if you want a job in political science, FSU would have a more viable set of internships and jobs simply because state government’s presence is very large in Tallahassee. However, the question is do you truly want to study political science? As an alternative, you could always attend FSU as an undergraduate (i.e. international affairs) and then go to UF as a graduate student (or vice versa). A lot of students do that. A lot of state workers study public administration (PAD) as graduate students at FSU because many of the courses are in the late afternoon or evening.</p>