Good political science/ international relations undergrad programs

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<p>Hello I am looking for universities that have a good international relations/politics program that are not Ivy League but are good and recognized for their programs</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Ohio State’s political science department is ranked 13th in the country by US News & World Report, with the American politics section 5th, international politics 12th and political methodology 10th. </p>

<p>The London School of Economics ranked it as the 4th best political science department in the world, based on publications. Foreign Policy Magazine recently ranked it as the 15th best Ph.D. program in the world for the study of international relations while noting Professor Alexander Wendt as the 3rd most influential scholar of international relations in the world. </p>

<p>*The Video Clip: [“Buckeyes</a> in the Statehouse” - The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.osu.edu/features/2011/statehouse]"Buckeyes”>http://www.osu.edu/features/2011/statehouse)</p>

<p>Go Bucks!! lol</p>

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<p>I would recommend the three Washington schools (GWU, American, Gtown). I forget where I read this, but I read an article recently about how well the DC schools place for policy positions. I would also check out Tufts, which has a strong IR reputation. US Berkeley and Michigan are well known for polisci, but I don’t know about IR specifically. UT Austin, I believe. These are just schools that come to mind.</p>

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<p>Here is a huge ranking of Political Science departments. <a href=“http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf[/url]”>Political Studies – Social Science;

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<p>naitou, LSE is not qualified to rank Political Science departments in the US. Its ranking is pathetic. The USNWR and the NRC have reasonably good rankings that I would recommend over LSE’s. Besides, that ranking is roughly 10 years old.</p>

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<p>oh yeah, there is also James Madison College of Michigan Sate University which is located roughly two miles away from the State Capitol - Lansing. MSU’s Political Science program is ranked #28 on USNWR tied with Emory and ahead of University of Pennsylvania. It is also ranked #12 in the world by The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2003. Well known Alumna included but not limited to Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan:</p>

<p>[Curriculum</a> Vitae, Office of the President, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/president/cv.html]Curriculum”>http://www.virginia.edu/president/cv.html)</p>

<p>Go State! :)</p>

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<p>Really? No one has mentioned Tufts or Georgetown? Those two programs are arguably some of the top programs for IR in the nation. JHU is also really good.</p>

<p>Yet these schools are just as hard as ivies to get into.</p>

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<p>I don’t recomment LSE for an incoming US freshman - although it’s a great place for a year abroad or graduate work. The average age of incoming students is about two years older than the typical US freshman, there is no ‘campus’ feeling or sense of college community, many of the students are internationals coming from very wealthy families who are less than committed to the academic experience. Neighbor’s daughter, who had quite the international upbringing herself, was terribly disappointed, especially by how few students showed up for classes, and transferred after a year to another UK university.</p>