Political science & IR at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 338 political science & international relations majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 146 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.