social sciences at cornell

<p>how are they?... i know the hard sciences are good, but how would a poli sci/ economics/ sociology etc. major be able to market a degree from cornell?</p>

<p>BUMP please</p>

<p>what makes a Cornell a fantastic school is the overall strength of all its programs. The social sciences are also very strong, though they never seem to get as much hype as the hard sciences. This seems to be true at most universities, not just Cornell. The cornell degree in general is very marketable, and the extremely wide selection of courses will give Cornell an advantage over a small LAC.</p>

<p>thanks for the reply... seems logical enough... but what about these us news rankings?</p>

<p>Poli Sci:
1. Harvard University
2. Stanford University
3. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
4. Princeton University
5. University of California – Berkeley
Yale University
7. University of California – San Diego
8. Duke University
University of Chicago
10. Columbia University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California – Los Angeles
13. Ohio State University
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of Rochester
16. University of Wisconsin – Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
18. Cornell University
New York University
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
21. Northwestern University</p>

<p>Aren't those graduate rankings?</p>

<p>Some people tell me that the standard of education at undergraduate level doesn't actually differ that much from school to school among the top 25 or so schools in social sciences and humanities.</p>

<p>yeah thats a very good point... yes those are grad rankings... i was just assuming that a good grad ranking would translate to a good undergrad school as well... but i doubt its specific enough to vary the level of education significantly between #1 and #20... are any of you majoring in the social sciences at cornell?</p>

<p>Just as a point of reference, in case you look for it...You wont find the term “Political Science major” at Cornell. Students study political science in Department of Government in CAS and are "Government majors". To quote a line from the department's website, “Cornell's Department of Government is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments.” </p>

<p>Some of the older universities stick to their original terminology. For example, Harvard's “political science” students major in “Government" as well. The phrase “political science” is relatively new. </p>

<p>Cornell CAS does offer majors in Econ and Sociology though.</p>