Success After Susquehanna
Political science majors frequently choose to attend law school and pursue a legal career. Other majors opt for graduate school; business careers; employment by national, state, or local governments; journalism; careers in politics; college teaching and teaching in secondary school systems.
Graduate Study
Graduates in political science have been admitted to graduate school at
- American University
- New York University
- Columbia University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Rochester
- University of Pittsburgh
- Villanova University
Other graduates have attended law school at
- Cornell University
- Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- Boston University
- Georgetown University
- University of North Carolina
- Ohio Northern University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Seton Hall University
- Valparaiso University
- Western New England University
- Temple University
- Widener University
Graduate Placement
Some positions held by political science graduates
- Pennsylvania General Assembly congressperson
- assistant district attorney
- practicing lawyer
- staff assistant in the United States Congress and in the Pennsylvania legislature
- research analyst with the Washington, D.C. court system and the U.S. Sentencing Commission
- staff position with the United States Department of Energy
- staff position with the Office of the Secretary of Defense
- director of research with a defense consulting company
- an analyst with the Center for Security Strategies and Operations
Other positions held by political science graduates have included
- department store buyer
- computer systems engineer
- probation officer
- stock and securities analyst
- campaign director for a college fundraising company
- college teaching position
- college admissions counselor
Other graduates have served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, the Central African Republic, Gabon and Lithuania.
