<p>I am really having difficulty choosing which one. Are they the same? If not what are the differences? I really need help. What are some good schools for each? (Especially Public Admin. I can't find many schools that offer it.)</p>
<p>do Political Science but be sure to go to some sort of grad school afterward or the degree will be equvilent to a high school GED....its a bad major if you dont want to go to law school or some sort of grad school afterwards! I dont know your career ambitions but you could also master in a specilty like journalism (broadcast, newspaper, online, magazine ect,) or bussiness admin (MBA) ect. If you have good stats go to George Washington University! Its graet for poli sci! And...its in DC!!!!!!</p>
<p>First bit of advice: Ignore mitchellheckman.</p>
<p>Anyway, are you more interested in the theoretical aspect of how government is carried out, or the actual grassroots level administration of laws and regulations? I tend to find that I'm uninterested in how bureaucrats do their stuff, so I never really found PA interesting.</p>
<p>A good school that offers both is UCLA (I hate to be a shill, but it's true.)</p>
<p>I didnt say anything negative PnoyBoy07. SO I dont know what UCLAri's problem is??? And if its b/c i said you cant do anything with a poli sci major its true! My very ambitious cousin couldnt find a good job to save her life with just a poli sci degree from American U!!!! She looked high and low and now is a secratary for a senator! So, if you dont go to law school or grad school you can be a secratary!!! My cousin is finally after 5 yrs. out of school going to law school! So good luck!!!!!</p>
<p>Mitchell,</p>
<p>First of all, your cousin is not every poli sci major in the country. Besides, EVERYONE has it tough in DC. It's not easy getting good work there, no matter what your degree is in. Plus, you don't think that everyone is scrambling for some sort of political job there after getting a degree? Think about it- supply and demand. </p>
<p>And you know what? I'd love to get secretarial work with a senator. That's a good stepping stone for someone to get real, substantive political work. </p>
<p>The kind of stuff you say about the degree (it's a GED from high school, yuk yuk) is so overblown that it's absurd. No, it's not the best degree for a high paying job out of college, but other than econ and engineering, what are?</p>
<p>Yeah I agree with UCLA. I have gotten some pretty decent job offers as a Political Science major, and I am haven't graduated yet. $40,000+. Where I am, that's REALLY good money.</p>
<p>You can do law school with any degree. I'm a 1L and see almost no advantage to the political science degree for acceptance or success in law school. Why this myth persists I will never understand. Still, I LOVED poli sci (US). I infinitely prefer studing govt. and history to studying the law. I would say it's equivalent to any other liberal arts degree. It's flexible. Finding good work in DC can be tough for a young person, but it's really that first (full-time) job that's difficult to get. After that you can bounce pretty easily and move up.</p>
<p>Entropy, are you looking at for-profit companies??</p>
<p>I'm sorry, tenisghs, I didn't realize you responded to me. Yes, the companies that have expressed interest in hiring me are for-profit companies... usually private corporations.</p>