The Scarlet Pimpernel asked:
I am thinking about going into international relations in college, hopefully to then go into international politics, working for the U.N. or U.S. State Dept.
Does anyone know which schools have the overall best international relations programs?
I am thinking about going into international relations in college, hopefully to then go into international politics, working for the U.N. or U.S. State Dept.
Does anyone know which schools have the overall best international relations programs?
Thanks!
Tags: International Politics, International Relations Programs, State Dept
Georgetown and George Washington both have excellent international studies programs and because of their location, you can intern for the goverment.
Princeton has the Woodrow Wilson school, which is outstanding.
Columbia has a great international studies program and any college in NYC means you can at least apply to intern at the UN.
Bear in mind that all jobs at the UN and many jobs with the State Dept. require that you FLUENTLY speak AT LEAST two languages. If you want to work for groups like these, I would suggest at least minoring in a foreign language.
I would minor in IR with a major in Political Science if you can… just to be on the safe side. (You never know who’s going to be doing hiring when you graduate school… you could always work as a lobbyist or with an NGO while you’re trying to get into the UN or State dept.)
Anyways, here’s the list of schools that offer it:
* Agnes Scott College
* Albany State University
* Allegheny College
* Alliant International University
* Alverno College
* American Jewish University
* American University
* American University–Paris
* Aquinas College
* Arcadia University
* Ashland University
* Augustana College
* Austin College
* Baylor University
* Beloit College
* Benedictine University
* Bennington College
* Berry College
* Bethany College
* Bethel University
* Bethune-Cookman University
* Bluffton University
* Boston University
* Bowling Green State University
* Bradley University
* Brenau University
* Bridgewater College
* Bridgewater State College
* Brigham Young University–Provo
* Brown University
* Bucknell University
* Butler University
* CUNY–City College
* CUNY–College of Staten Island
* CUNY–Hunter College
* California State University–Chico
* California State University–East Bay
* California State University–Sacramento
* California State University–San Bernardino
* Calvin College
* Canisius College
* Capital University
* Carleton College
* Carnegie Mellon University
* Carroll College
* Carroll College
* Case Western Reserve University
* Centenary College
* Central Michigan University
* Chaminade University of Honolulu
* Chatham University
* Claremont McKenna College
* Clark University
* Cleveland State University
* Colgate University
* College of New Jersey
* College of Notre Dame of Maryland
* College of St. Catherine
* College of William and Mary
* College of Wooster
* College of the Atlantic
* Concordia University–St. Paul
* Connecticut College
* Cornell College
* Creighton University
* Culver-Stockton College
* Dalhousie University
* DePaul University
* Denison University
* Dickinson College
* Dominican University
* Drake University
* Drury University
* Duquesne University
* East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
* Eastern Washington University
* Eckerd College
* Edgewood College
* Elmira College
* Embry Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott
* Endicott College
* Fairfield University
* Fairleigh Dickinson University
* Ferrum College
* Florida International University
* Florida State University
* Fordham University
* Francis Marion University
* Franklin College Switzerland
* Frostburg State University
* George Mason University
* George Washington University
* Georgetown University
* Georgia Institute of Technology
* Georgia Southern University
* Gonzaga University
* Gordon College
* Goucher College
* Graceland University
* Grand Canyon University
* Grand Valley State University
* Guilford College
* Hawaii Pacific University
* Heidelberg College
* Hendrix College
* Hobart and William Smith Colleges
* Hofstra University
* Holy Names University
* Houghton College
* Idaho State University
* Immaculata University
* Indiana University Southeast
* Indiana University of Pennsylvania
* Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis
* Indiana Wesleyan University
* Jacksonville University
* James Madison University
* John Carroll University
* Johns Hopkins University
* Juniata College
* Kennesaw State University
* Kent State University
* Kettering University
* Knox College
* La Roche College
* Lafayette College
* Lake Forest College
* Lambuth University
* Le Moyne College
* Lees-McRae College
* Lehigh University
* Lenoir-Rhyne College
* Lewis and Clark College
* Lincoln University
* Lindenwood University
* Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
* Long Island University–C.W. Post Campus
* Loras College
* Loyola University Chicago
* Lynchburg College
* Lynn University
* Lyon College
* Manhattan College
* Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
* Mars Hill College
* Marshall University
* Mary Baldwin College
* Marymount Manhattan College
* Maryville College
* McKendree College
* Methodist University
* Miami University–Oxford
* Michigan State University
* Middle Tennessee State University
* Middlebury College
* Millikin University
* Mills College
* Minnesota State University–Mankato
* Missouri Southern State University
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education–Chihuahua
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education–Puebla
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education–Queretaro
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education–Santa Fe
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education–University System
* Morehouse College
* Morningside College
* Mount Holyoke College
* Mount Mary College
* Mount St. Mary’s University
* Mount Union College
* Muhlenberg College
* Murray State University
* Muskingum College
* Nazareth College of Rochester
* New York University
* Newberry College
* North Central College
* North Park University
* Northeastern University
* Northern Arizona University
* Northern Kentucky University
* Northern Michigan University
* Northwest Nazarene University
* Northwestern University
* Norwich University
* Nova Southeastern University
* Occidental College
* Oglethorpe University
* Ohio Northern University
* Ohio State University–Columbus
* Ohio Wesleyan University
* Old Dominion University
* Oral Roberts University
* Otterbein College
* Pacific University
* Pennsylvania State University–University Park
* Point Park University
* Pomona College
* Portland State University
* Queens University of Charlotte
* Reed College
* Regis College
* Rhodes College
* Richmond–The American International University in London
* Rider University
* Roanoke College
* Rochester Institute of Technology
* Rockford College
* Rollins College
* Roosevelt University
* SUNY College of Arts and Sciences–Geneseo
* SUNY College–Brockport
* SUNY College–Cortland
* SUNY–Binghamton
* SUNY–Oswego
* Salem College
* Samford University
* San Diego State University
* San Francisco State University
* Scripps College
* Seattle Pacific University
* Seton Hall University
* Seton Hill University
* Shaw University
* Shawnee State University
* Simmons College
* Simpson College
* Skidmore College
* Smith College
* Sonoma State University
* Southern Methodist University
* Southern Nazarene University
* Southern Oregon University
* Southern Polytechnic State University
* Southwestern University
* Spring Arbor University
* Spring Hill College
* St. Anselm College
* St. Cloud State University
* St. John Fisher College
* St. Joseph College
* St. Joseph’s College
* St. Joseph’s University
* St. Leo University
* St. Louis University
* St. Martin’s University
* St. Mary’s University of San Antonio
* St. Norbert College
* St. Xavier University
* Stanford University
* Stetson University
* Stonehill College
* Suffolk University
* Susquehanna University
* Syracuse University
* Taylor University
* Texas A&M University–Commerce
* Texas Christian University
* Texas State University–San Marcos
* Texas Wesleyan University
* The American College of Greece–Deree College
* Thomas More College
* Tiffin University
* Towson University
* Trinity University
* Tufts University
* Tulane University
* Union College
* University of Akron
* University of Alabama
* University of Arkansas
* University of British Columbia
* University of California–Davis
* University of California–Riverside
* University of Chicago
* University of Dallas
* University of Delaware
* University of Denver
* University of Evansville
* University of Florida
* University of Georgia
* University of Indianapolis
* University of Kansas
* University of Kentucky
* University of La Verne
* University of Maine–Orono
* University of Mary Washington
* University of Maryland–Baltimore County
* University of Memphis
* University of Miami
* University of Minnesota–Duluth
* University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
* University of Mississippi
* University of Missouri–St. Louis
* University of Nebraska–Kearney
* University of Nebraska–Lincoln
* University of Nevada–Reno
* University of New Hampshire
* University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
* University of Northern Iowa
* University of Oklahoma
* University of Pennsylvania
* University of Redlands
* University of Richmond
* University of San Diego
* University of Scranton
* University of South Carolina–Columbia
* University of South Florid