<p>Are any of the state colleges in Pennsylvania reasonably good for Political Science? Other than Penn State and Pitt.</p>
<p>Well, the only rankings for political science refer to their graduate programs. While the political science depts. at the other PA schools won’t figure into the grad rankings, that doesn’t mean you can’t get a solid background in political science at them. I’d check the faculty rosters for those depts. and look to see that the faculty received their doctorates at fairly good grad programs; that they offer the coursework that interests you; and that the faculty at least are active in research (that they have published articles within the last couple of years, at least). Look at the breadth and depth across the subfields. For example, if you’re interested in Latin American politics and nobody covers that area, you might consider a dept. that does. Look at what recent graduates are doing, including where they were admitted to graduate or professional school, if that is in your plans. Also, look at research opportunities if you plan to go graduate school, or internship programs if you don’t. The structure of requirements for political science majors usually is pretty similar across different schools: an intro course in each of the four subfields (political thought; American politics; comparative politics; and international relations; a methodology course; and the rest are elective, perhaps including a subconcentration of 3-4 courses in one of the subfields.</p>