What careers are there for Political Science Majors?
Some students attend graduate school, complete their Ph.D. degree and teach and conduct research in universities. Others work in all areas of governmental administration, urban and regional planning, policy analysis for legislatures and other decision-making bodies and public opinion survey research. Some students enter special programs in public administration, which train them for planning, policy analysis, management and other aspects of public administration. Others enter master’s degree programs in international relations that prepare them for the Foreign Service and International administration in both the public and private sectors. In addition to public administration, political science provides a strong liberal arts background for students who may enter the fields of journalism, business, social welfare and law. Those who graduate from law school work in law firms, in federal, state or local government and in private business. Most of Stony Brook’s political science majors pla
