<p>@mvara742
What is your IR focus, if any? What do you plan to do with an IR degree? Do you plan to attend grad school?</p>
<p>The best undergrad IR programs in CA are UCB, UCLA, UCSD, Stanford, and USC (not in that order). And unless there has been changes, IR is a Political Science degree at UCB and UCLA. </p>
<p>If you plan to attend grad school, where you receive your undergraduate degree is not as important as where you attend grad school. If you do not attend grad school, the name of your undergrad alma mater may help open doors, but after a few years, the quality of work experience will trump school name. </p>