<p>My cousin is a PEIS major. You can probably look at the average GPA transfer had, or at least the acceptance rate into the major from transfers. I’m not exactly sure how “useful” the major is, but I think it can translate well into actual international jobs. Say some Berkeley students (most of whom don’t know the program that well) take it less seriously than econ, or poli sci, does that make the major less useful, or less good? The best I can do for you is this. The statistics for PEIS are more favorable than poli sci, but there are far more poli sci students than PEIS students in the survey because of the larger department, greater general interest in the major, and greater number of students graduating yearly. You might also notice one went to Stanford Law, another Harvard school of Education. If you do well in the major, and have some “peoples skills” and a bit of luck, there’s no doubt you can do well in politics, business, or whatever. </p>
<p><a href=“http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/PEIS.stm[/url]”>http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/PEIS.stm</a>
<a href=“http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/PolSci.stm[/url]”>http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/PolSci.stm</a>
<a href=“http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm[/url]”>http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm</a></p>
<p>I think part of the reason PEIS students feel it is harder to do PEIS than say poli sci has to do with number of courses required, including the foreign language requirement.</p>