Political science & IR at Iowa

Iowa graduates about 161 political science & international relations majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 103rd of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 105 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.