Political science & IR at Maryland
Maryland graduates about 321 political science & international relations majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 98 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $37 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Maryland
Where political science & international relations happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Public Health.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.
Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking
Other strong majors at Maryland
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Economics 89 · #39
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Math & statistics 88 · #42
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
- Mechanical engineering 86 · #16
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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.