Political science & IR at UIC

UIC graduates about 82 political science & international relations majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 219th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 87 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.