A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for political science majors.
First Jobs
- Assistant editor, The National Interest magazine, Washington
- Director of university journalism program, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Wilmington, Delaware
- Associate, CIBC World Markets, New York
- Research assistant, American Enterprise Institute, Washington
- Sixth-grade teacher, Oakland, California
- Legislative associate, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Washington
- Business analyst, McKinsey and Company, Chicago
- Staff member, Urban Institute, Washington
- Research and reporting, Global Securities Lending, Bank of New York Mellon, New York
- Consultant, Nomura Research Institute, Tokyo
- Internship, Minor League Baseball, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Elementary school teacher, Teach for America, Baltimore
- Tourism intern, World Wildlife Fund, Namibia
- Research assistant, Hudson Institute, Washington
- Field organizer, Ohio Democratic Party
- Online marketing fellow, Bully Pulpit Interactive, Washington
- Case assistant, Irell & Manella, LLP, Los Angeles
- Robert L. Bartley Fellow, Wall Street Journal
- Assistant canvas director, Fund for the Public Interest, Minneapolis
- Business services trainee, Latham & Watkins, New York
Careers
- Senior project manager, Arevon
- Policy analyst, Office of Management and Budget
- Global head of policy, Plaid
- Judge superior, Court of California
- Professor of government and foreign affairs, University of Virginia
- Senior vice president, Morgan Stanley
- Senior writer, Rolling Stone Magazine
- Head of strategy, Anduril Industries
- Periodontist, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
- Counsel, IBM
- Product development, T.Rowe Price
- Senior vice president, Warner Brothers
- Foreign service officer, US Department of State
- Oncologist, Atlanta
- Veterinarian, Houston
- Senior counsel, Under Armour
- Director of office of publications, Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities
- Account manager, NBC
- Brigade judge advocate, United States Air Force
- General manager, Amazon Alexa Europe, Amazon
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