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Program Features To narrow your search, select the features you desire below then click "Update". Degrees Degrees granted +- ? Find programs based on the degrees they grant. Degree information comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Check all / Clear all Master's Doctorate Degree specialties +- ? Find programs based on the specialized subject areas of degrees offered at the institution. Degree information comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Check all / Clear all American Government and Politics (United States) Canadian Government and Politics Political Science and Government, General Setting Location +- ? Find programs within a specified distance of a given location. Within of online programs. Type of location +- ? Find programs based on the size of the city or town in which the institution is located. Check all / Clear all Large city Urban fringe of large city Mid-size city Urban fringe of mid-size city Large town Small town Rural Cost Tuition and fees +- ? Find programs based on their tuition and fees. State-funded universities often charge lower rates for students who are considered residents of the state. If you are from out of state, it may take some time to become a resident. Check with the institution about residency requirements. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest tuition and fees, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest tuition and fees, and so on. Tuition information comes from IPEDS, 2005. Graduate tuition and fees for Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% ($4,317 and below) Next lowest 20% ($4,317 - $6,001) Middle 20% ($6,001 - $8,419) Next highest 20% ($8,419 - $17,542) Highest 20% ($17,542 and above) Financial Support +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of recent doctorate recipients reporting a primary source of support other than their own funds. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest percentage of doctorate recipients reporting funding, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest percentage reporting funding, and so on. Fellowships are typically competitive awards that pay for tuition and provide a modest stipend. Fellowship recipients do not usually have to work for their stipends, so they have more time for study and research. Teaching assistantships typically pay for some portion of tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients have teaching responsibilities ranging from grading papers and conducting labs to teaching an entire course independently. The information on sex of degree recipients comes from SED, 2000-2004. Percentage of doctorate recipients reporting financial support Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (50% and below) Next lowest 20% (50% - 58%) Middle 20% (58% - 64%) Next highest 20% (64% - 77%) Highest 20% (77% and above) Outcomes Placement rate +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of recent doctorate recipients with definite plans at graduation (either a job or a postdoctoral position). "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest percentage of doctorate recipients with definite plans, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest percentage with definite plans, and so on. High placement rates may mean that a department does a good job of helping students find jobs or that its graduates are perceived as more employable. The information on placement rates comes from SED, 2000-2004. Fraction of doctorate recipients with either a job or a postdoctoral position at graduation Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (60% and below) Next lowest 20% (60% - 68%) Middle 20% (68% - 73%) Next highest 20% (73% - 82%) Highest 20% (82% and above) Years to doctorate +- ? Find programs based on the amount of time required to earn a doctorate. "Shortest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the shortest median time to degree, "Longest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the longest time to degree, and so on. The information on time to degree recipients comes from SED, 2000-2004. Median years required to earn a doctorate Check all / Clear all Shortest 20% (6.3 years and below) Next shortest 20% (6.3 - 6.7 years) Middle 20% (6.7 - 7.3 years) Next longest 20% (7.3 - 8.2 years) Longest 20% (8.2 years and above) Reputation Educational effectiveness +- ? Find doctoral programs based on their perceived educational effectiveness. "Most effective 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest effectiveness ratings, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest ratings, and so on. In 1993, the National Research Council (NRC, 1995) asked faculty members to rate the educational effectiveness of doctoral programs at other universities on a scale of 0 ("Not Effective") to 5 ("Extremely Effective"). (Note that the resulting effectiveness ratings were found to be almost perfectly correlated (r=0.99) with ratings of "faculty quality," which suggests that the ratings may simply reflect the overall reputation of a program rather than any specific educational achievements.) Perceptions of faculty at other institutions of the effectiveness of the doctoral program in educating researchers (1993) Check all / Clear all Least effective 20% (2.0 and below) Next least effective 20% (2.0 - 2.4) Middle 20% (2.4 - 2.6) Next most effective 20% (2.6 - 3.4) Most effective 20% (3.4 and above) Faculty quality +- ? Find doctoral programs based on their perceived scholarly quality of the faculty. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest perceived faculty quality, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest perceived quality, and so on. In 1993, the National Research Council (NRC, 1995) asked faculty members to rate the quality of faculty members at other universities on a scale of 0 ("Not sufficient for doctoral education") to 5 ("Distinguished"). Perceptions of faculty at other institutions of the effectiveness of the doctoral program in educating researchers (1993) Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (1.9 and below) Next lowest 20% (1.9 - 2.4) Middle 20% (2.4 - 2.7) Next highest 20% (2.7 - 3.5) Highest 20% (3.5 and above) Size Number of master's degrees +- ? Find programs based on the number of master's degrees awarded between 2001 and 2005. "Largest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the largest number of degrees, "Smallest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the smallest number, and so on. The information on degrees comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Number of master's degrees awarded, 2001-2005 Check all / Clear all Smallest 20% (16 or fewer) Next smallest 20% (16 - 25) Middle 20% (25 - 35) Next largest 20% (35 - 53) Largest 20% (53 or more) Number of doctoral degrees +- ? Find programs based on the number of doctoral degrees awarded between 2001 and 2005. "Largest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the largest number of degrees, "Smallest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the smallest number, and so on. The information on degrees comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Number of doctoral degrees awarded, 2001-2005 Check all / Clear all Smallest 20% (14 or fewer) Next smallest 20% (14 - 19) Middle 20% (19 - 26) Next largest 20% (26 - 38) Largest 20% (38 or more) Diversity Women +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of female graduate degree recipients. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest percentage of female degree recipients, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest percentage of female degree recipients, and so on. The information on sex of degree recipients comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Fraction of women graduate degree recipients Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (32% and below) Next lowest 20% (32% - 39%) Middle 20% (39% - 45%) Next highest 20% (45% - 51%) Highest 20% (51% and above) Underrepresented minorities +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of underrepresented minority graduate degree recipients. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest percentage of underrepresented degree recipients, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest percentage of underrepresented degree recipients, and so on. The information on race/ethnicity of degree recipients comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Fraction of underrepresented minority graduate degree recipients Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (2% and below) Next lowest 20% (2% - 6%) Middle 20% (6% - 10%) Next highest 20% (10% - 16%) Highest 20% (16% and above) Foreign students +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of graduate degree recipients with temporary visas. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest percentage of foreign graduate degree recipients, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest percentage of foreign graduate degree recipients, and so on. The information on citizenship of degree recipients comes from IPEDS, 2001-2005. Fraction of graduate degree recipients having temporary visas Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (4% and below) Next lowest 20% (4% - 10%) Middle 20% (10% - 18%) Next highest 20% (18% - 27%) Highest 20% (27% and above) Undergraduate selectivity Undergraduate selectivity +- ? Find programs based on the percentage of undergraduate applicants that are accepted at the institution. "Most selective 20%" means the 20% of programs at the most selective institution, "Least selective 20%" means the 20% of programs at the least selective institutions, and so on. In the absence of other information, undergraduate selectivity can serve as a rough predictor of the selectivity of a graduate program. It is not a perfect predictor, however. Institutions that are less selective in admitting undergraduates may nonetheless have very selective graduate programs in some fields, and graduate programs at highly selective undergraduate institutions may be less selective in some fields. If you think that you are likely to have a teaching assistantship, undergraduate selectivity will give you some idea of the caliber of students you would have in the classes you teach. The information on selectivity comes from IPEDS, 2005. Percentage of undergraduate applicants accepted at the institution Check all / Clear all Least selective 20% (81% and above) Next least selective 20% (70% - 81%) Middle 20% (59% - 70%) Next most selective 20% (45% - 59%) Most selective 20% (45% and below) Math SAT score +- ? The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is commonly required as part of the undergraduate application process. Learn more. Find programs based on the average math SAT score of undergraduates at the institution. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest average math SAT score, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest average math SAT score, and so on. The information on SAT scores comes from IPEDS, 2005. Average undergraduate math SAT score Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (520 and below) Next lowest 20% (520 - 560) Middle 20% (560 - 595) Next highest 20% (595 - 650) Highest 20% (650 and above) Verbal SAT score +- ? The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is commonly required as part of the undergraduate application process. Learn more. Find programs based on the average verbal SAT score of undergraduates at the institution. "Highest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the highest average verbal SAT score, "Lowest 20%" means the 20% of programs with the lowest average verbal SAT score, and so on. The information on SAT scores comes from IPEDS, 2005. Average undergraduate verbal SAT score Check all / Clear all Lowest 20% (515 and below) Next lowest 20% (515 - 550) Middle 20% (550 - 580) Next highest 20% (580 - 640) Highest 20% (640 and above)	International Relations-San Diego, Alliant International University-System Office, San Francisco, CA International Service, American University, Washington, DC Public Affairs - Government, American University, Washington, DC Political Science and Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Political Science/Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Political Science, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus, Tempe, AZ Political Science and Public Admin, Arkansas State University-Main Campus, State University, AR Political Science, Auburn University Main Campus, Auburn University, AL Political Science, Auburn University-Montgomery, Montgomery, AL Political Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN Political Science, Barry University, Miami, FL Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX Political Science, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA International Relations, Boston University, Boston, MA Political Science, Boston University, Boston, MA Political Science, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, Bowling Green, OH Politics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Political Science, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA Political Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Political Science, Brown University, Providence, RI Political Science, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA Political Science, California State University-Chico, Chico, CA Political Science/ Public Administration, California State University-Fresno, Fresno, CA Political Science, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Political Science, California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Political Science, California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Political Science, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA Government, California State University-Sacramento, Sacramento, CA International Affairs, California State University-Sacramento, Sacramento, CA National Security Studies, California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA Political Science, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY Political Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Political Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Politics, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC Political Science, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI Politics and Policy, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA Political Science, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA Political Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Political Sciences, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY Political Science, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC Government, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY International Relations, Creighton University, Omaha, NE Political Science, CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY International Relations, CUNY City College, New York, NY Political Science (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center, New York, NY Political Science, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY International Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Political Science, Duke University, Durham, NC
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