Political science & IR at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 109 political science & international relations majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 260th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 89 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 82% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.