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Why major in Government/Political Science?

The Government Major, or Political Science Major as it is often called, will introduce you to the principal fields of inquiry in Political Science.  This major often allows you to explore in depth the links between the study of Government (Political Science) and law and justice.  The Government Major also presents you with the opportunity to assume the position of leadership in your communities, and it also presents you with the opportunity to strengthen your understanding of the relationship between political action and the quality of life within the communities in which we live and work.
 
Why Major in Government (More Specifically)?
 
A Government (Political Science) degree is an excellent preparation for government service and employment in community agencies and interest groups.  Although there is no single appropriate undergraduate preparation for law school, data compiled by the Law School Admissions Council shows that, of those applying for law school, more had earned undergraduate degrees in political science (Government) than in any other major or field.  A Government (Political Science) degree provides an excellent liberal arts undergraduate preparation for advanced degrees in criminal justice, law, political science, and public administration.
 
 
***NOTE***-The above description came from a John Jay College of Criminal Justice pamphlet describing their Government (Political Science) Major!
 
>>NOTE>> RagingElephant.org is NOT affiliated with any College or University, and does not advertise for any College or University, the Links to the schools on the right are simply links to their Political Science Departments and are provided as a means of obtaining more information!
 

Political Science Departmental Rankings
Rank Journal
Productivity
Citations American Politics,
Reputational
Public Law,
Productivity
Public Law,
Reputational
Graduate Training,
Productivity
1 Cal Tech UC-Irvine Harvard Stony Brook Ohio State Rochester
2 Stony Brook Harvard Michigan Ohio State (t) Berkeley Wisconsin, Milwaukee
3 Rochester Yale Stanford South Carolina Michigan State Iowa
4 Iowa Chicago Berkeley Michigan State Yale Michigan State
5 Houston Rochester Yale North Texas Wash. U. Stanford
6 CMU UCLA Ohio State Houston (t) Wisconsin Wash. U.
7 Mich. State Duke Rochester Kansas Stony Brook Indiana
8 Texas A&M Stony Brook Princeton Florida State Chicago Cal Tech
9 Stanford Ohio State UCSD Geo. Wash. (t) Johns Hopkins Minnesota
10 Georgia Michigan Wisconsin Wash. U. (t) Virginia Stony Brook
11 Ohio State Columbia Duke UNC-Charlotte Princeton Rice
12 New Mexico Stanford Minnesota (t) Delaware (t) Emory Colorado
13 UC-Irvine Michigan State (t) Indiana Emory (t) U. Mass. Loyola U.
14 UC-Riverside UC-San Diego UCLA UC-Davis (t) Stanford Michigan
15 Emory Oregon UNC-CH UNC-CH U. Washington Duke
16 Rice UNC-CH Wash U. Minnesota (t) Northwestern Emory
17 North Texas Pennsylvania Mich. State SMU (t) Harvard Yale
18 Florida State Arizona Stony Brook So. Ill. Rutgers Vanderbilt
19 Minnesota Tufts (t) Chicago (t) Texas, No. Ill (t) Houston UC-Riverside
20 Indiana Colorado, AZ State (t) Iowa (t) Columbia, LSU (t) South Carolina Berkeley

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