<p>does anyone know what schools have have great sociology/political science programs?</p>
<p>Chicago, UCB, Mich, Wisconsin.</p>
<p>PoliSci: Georgetown and Columbia</p>
<p>What about specifically sociology?</p>
<p>Chicago is typically regarded as the best for sociology, and has strong political science too. If you don't mind the atmosphere (which isn't for everyone), that would probably be your best bet. </p>
<p>For strong sociology, also try: Washington, UCLA, NYU, Indiana, Northwestern, Arizona, Ohio State, Johns Hopkins...</p>
<p>Or, if you're looking for something smaller, American, Brandeis, Syracuse, Emory, Rochester, etc. also rank pretty well.</p>
<p>Wisconsin has had the #1 or #2 sociology department for years.</p>
<p>For Sociology departments:</p>
<p>Chronicle of Higher Education 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index:</p>
<p>NRC ranking:</p>
<p>Chicago more or less started the field of sociology, but I agree with world changer on the not for everyone bit and I would add that pretty much any top school will have a good department in both subjects. If you're into the social sciences, though, part of me thinks you'll adore Chicago for its core and for other reasons. PM me if you're still curious about the school.</p>
<p>USNews has Wisconsin #1 in graduate sociology program.</p>
<p>Bowdoin's Government and Legal Studies Named Top College Political Science Department Worldwide</p>
<p>Bowdoin College's Department of Government and Legal Studies has been ranked the top small college political science department in the world in a study conducted at the London School of Economics and Political Science.</p>
<p>The study was conducted by Dr. Simon Hix at LSE, and results were published in the report "A Global Ranking of Political Science Departments" (February 2003).</p>
<p>Hix's report lists the top 200 departments from colleges and universities worldwide. Bowdoin ranks 123 on the full list, but is the top college named.</p>
<p>The top five on the list are Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Yale University, and UCLA. Among the top non-U.S. institutions are the University of Oxford (11), the University of Toronto (13), the European University Institute in Italy (18), the University of Essex in England (25) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (35).</p>
<p>Hix's report ranks departments in terms of their research output on a global scale. His preliminary study looked at the number of publications appearing in 23 of the top journals in the field over a five-year period. He concludes that a similarly objective and accurate ranking could be compiled annually using the 61 political science journals that are considered "the 'main' political science journals of the global profession."</p>
<p>Any top private school with a liberal arts curriculum would be excellent in both, so just look for the best school possible and look for one that fits your personality. What do you want to pursue after college?</p>