Michigan ranks high in Pol Sci PhD placement

<p>Four institutions—Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford Universities and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor—saw a total of 616 of their political-science graduates hired into what amounts to 20 percent of tenure-track positions available in the discipline at research-intensive institutions.</p>

<p>Ph.D.'s</a> From Top Political-Science Programs Dominate Hiring, Research Finds - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education</p>

<p>I’m just waiting for goldenboy to chime in that this has nothing to do with undergraduate education and shouldn’t be posted in this forum.</p>

<p>I didn’t initially think about the undergraduate issue, but I think the article shows the strength and recognition of the Political Science department compared to other colleges and universities.</p>

<p>I agree Moltobene. Just hoping that this thread doesn’t get ambushed like so many others.</p>

<p>UMich has always been, and will continue to be, one of the premier graduate destinations for the brightest Political Science doctoral students in the country. No arguments here.</p>