Political science & IR at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 236 political science & international relations majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 119th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 34% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.