Students will gain deeper knowledge and understanding of one of the most powerful forces operating on people, communities, and corporations today: government and politics in the USA and around the world. Students will learn how political power impacts individuals and societies and gain the tools needed to create change in their communities, in the nation, and in the world as well as a sophisticated understanding of politics is essential in law, business, government, and beyond.

Government actions impact business, finance, law, education, the environment, social services, health care, public safety, international affairs, human rights, and countless other areas of society. For this reason, the Political Science degree is highly versatile and allows majors to work in a broad array of fields including (but not limited to):

1. Law (all areas of law: Political Science is the most common undergraduate major for law school students);
2.  Government (i.e. working at City Hall, the State Capitol, the Congress, running for office, staff member in a politician’s office)
3. Business (i.e. corporate government relations, corporate public relations, corporate law)
4. Public Policy (i.e. working in State or Federal agencies designing governmental programs in education, health care, environmental protection, immigration, and numerous other areas)
5. Non-Profit Advocacy and Research (i.e. working for a non-profit organization that advocates for and conducts research on issues such as children, education, immigrants, veterans, consumer protections, internet privacy, health care; conducting research and designing policy at a think tank
6.  International Affairs (i.e. working at US Embassies abroad, the United Nations, Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign)
7. Journalism (i.e. covering local, state, national and international politics for newspapers, magazines, podcasts, blogs)
8. Campaign Work (i.e. developing campaign strategy, doing polling research, managing a campaign’s messaging, designing campaign literature and internet presence, raising funds for campaigns, managing campaigns, being a campaign spokesperson)
9. Activism (i.e. working for an organization that mobilizes individuals and community groups to push local, state, and national government to implement changes in government programs and policies
10. 10) Teaching (i.e. Social Studies teachers in K-12, Community College professors of Political Science, University professors of Political Science, Public Administration, and Public Policy).

*Fun fact: Political Science majors enjoy the highest average mid-career salary of all majors that are not STEM-related.