What can a Poli Sci major do...?

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<p>Besides the obvious law school route? </p>

<p>I'm about to be a third year...and I'm worried that if I choose not to apply to law school, there will be very few options out there for me. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>hopefully this will help</p>

<p>[What</a> can you do with a political science degree? - Yahoo! Answers](<a href=“http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20080929172310AAHiO6T]What”>http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20080929172310AAHiO6T)</p>

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<p>Anything. A polisci degree (not any other degree, for that matter) pigeonhole you into a select career path.</p>

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<p>marketing, non-profit organization, teaching, some sort of consulting, government work, paralegal. Google it, maybe you will find a cool little niche to apply your degree too</p>

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<p>I’m also a polisci major. I’m going into my 2nd year. I’ve been doing a bit of research on grads (not sure if I want to go to law school) and most schools in CA (all UC’s) only seem to offer Phd’s not MA’s. If I go to graduate school do I need to get my Phd or will a master’s degree help me further my knowledge and get a better career?
Thanks</p>

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<p>A Masters or Ph.D. in PoliSci really only open up academic jobs (research assistant/associate, professor at the doctoral level) or jobs in think tanks (think Brookings, RAND, etc.).</p>

<p>Both are academic degrees–not professional degrees. You’re only narrowing the jobs you can get by over-specializing, and sometimes (especially in the social sciences), this is not a good thing unless you want to spend the rest of your life in academia.</p>

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<p>And a quick Google search will net you this website that lists all the schools that offer graduate degrees in PoliSci (and you can choose to only list either Masters or Doctoral):</p>

<p>[Master’s</a> and PhD Programs in Political Science — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide](<a href=“http://graduate-school.phds.org/find/programs/political-science]Master’s”>http://graduate-school.phds.org/find/programs/political-science)</p>

<p>And here’s a listing of the US schools that offer a Ph.D. (from APSA):</p>

<p>[Institutions</a> that Grant Ph.D.s in Political Science | APSA](<a href=“http://www.apsanet.org/content_6947.cfm]Institutions”>http://www.apsanet.org/content_6947.cfm)</p>