Political science & IR at George Mason University

George Mason University graduates about 300 political science & international relations majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 127th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 91 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.