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Political science & IR at Ithaca

Ithaca graduates about 17 political science & international relations majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 356th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 39% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.78×).

49/100Solid#356 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year171% of the class
Courses in the catalog46more than 39% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.78× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1203–1380whole school

Around Ithaca

Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campus
Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, I
Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Job Hall, Ithaca College campus
Job Hall, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca College. Designed by HOLT Architects. Dedicat
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Public Safety and General Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dining 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Texas Tech University 49
  2. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 49
  3. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 49
  4. Susquehanna University 49
  5. Western New England University 49
  6. Ohio Northern University 49
  7. Whittier College 49
  8. San Francisco State University 48

Other strong majors at Ithaca

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ithaca with every school we score in political science & international relations. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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