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Studying of world politics and international relations in the United States occupies the first lines of special ratings, ahead of the political science of Great Britain, Canada, Australia. Therefore, applicants from all over the world come to the United States to get specialties related to politics and international relations.
Subjects of study in political science specialties:
- American politics
- Global processes
- Diplomacy
- History
- International relationships
- National security
- Political theory
- Human rights
- Public policy.
American universities provide political science students with internships in the offices of local, national political parties, government organizations, embassies, consulates.
After completing the course, graduates can work not only in these organizations, but also in government, in industry management, journalism, public organizations in the United States and abroad.
The main emphasis in teaching is put on development of skills:
- Critical thinking
- Communications
- Compiling a holistic view of world politics
- Formulation of their views on political processes in oral and written form.
Career Opportunities with a Political Science Degree:
- Diplomat
- Political analyst
- Political commentator
- Political Science Lecturer
- Civil service worker
- Specialist in international law
- Public Relations Specialist
- Rating companies specialist.
US universities also offer programs at the intersection of sciences:
- Political Science and Business
- Political Science and Economics
- Political Science and Law
- Political Science and Medicine.
Best politics & international studies universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Harvard University |
| 2 | Princeton University |
| 3 | Stanford University |
| 4 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 5 | Yale University |
| 6 | Columbia University |
| 7 | University of Chicago |
| 8 | New York University (NYU) |
| 9 | Georgetown University |
| 10 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 11 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 12 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| 13 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 14 | Cornell University |
| 15 | George Washington University |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 17 | Duke University |
| 18 | American University |
| 19 | Brown University |
| 20 | Northwestern University |
| 21 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 22 | University of Notre Dame |
| 23 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 24 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 25 | Boston University |
| 26 | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 27 | Syracuse University |
| 28 | Texas A&M University |
| 29 | The Ohio State University |
| 30 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 31 | University of Southern California |
| 32 | University of Washington |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 34 | Washington University in St. Louis |
| 35 | Arizona State University |
| 36 | Dartmouth College |
| 37 | Michigan State University |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State University |
| 39 | Rice University |
| 40 | Tufts University |
| 41 | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 42 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| 43 | University of Virginia |
| 44 | City University of New York |
| 45 | Florida State University |
| 46 | The University of Georgia |
| 47 | University of California, Davis |
| 48 | University of California, Irvine |
| 49 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
| 50 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
