Political Science and D.C. colleges

Alexandre
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:30:11 +0000

Generally speaking, the DC colleges have excellent International Relations programs. Their Political Science departments are good, but not quite as good as one would expect. Political Science is not a practical, hands-on field. It is a highly theoretical/philosophical field. It is a myth that DC schools’ proximity to the capital gives its political science majors an edge. The top three political science department can be found at Harvard, Michigan and Stanford, none of which are that close to DC. Other good departments:

Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Chicago
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Rochester
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yale University