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Political science & IR at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 60 political science & international relations majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 476th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a light program at 38 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 80 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 75% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

Graduates a year602% of the class
Courses in the catalog80more than 75% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$51,0000.81× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Elliott Tower at Oakland University in Rochester, MI
ElliottTower1Photo: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Texas Southern University 39
  2. Bellarmine University 39
  3. Marshall University 39
  4. Cedarville University 39
  5. Stockton University 38
  6. University of Louisiana Monroe 38
  7. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 38
  8. Tennessee Technological University 38

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland 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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