American University School of International Service

The School of International Service is the largest school of International Affairs in the United States. The School was founded 50 years ago on the timeless principle of engaging its students and faculty in international public service through an interdisciplinary approach to the study of international relations that values human rights and social justice. The School has over 60 full time faculty and students from over 135 countries and its curriculum draws from its eight distinctive fields of study including comparative and regional studies, global environmental politics, international communication, international development, international economic relations, international peace and conflict resolution, international politics and United States foreign policy.

Harvard University

The Kennedy School of Government's newest degree program, the MPA in International Development (MPA/ID), is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. This two-year program combines depth in economics training with a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the most critical problems facing the world today. The MPA/ID curriculum is built around a specifically designed set of core courses in advanced microeconomics and macroeconomics, quantitative methods, history and theory of development, governance, management, and law, with an emphasis on policy and practice. For exceptional, motivated people from all over the world, the program will deepen and expand analytic skills through intensive coursework and offer real-world experience through summer internships in international settings.

New York University's Center for Global Affairs

The Center for Global Affairs at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers a Master of Science in Global Affairs degree, as well as a Certificate in Global Affairs.

Johns Hopkins University

SAIS, a division of The Johns Hopkins University located in Washington, D.C., is one of the nation's leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international relations. At SAIS, the wisdom of universities, business, and labor merge with the knowledge and expertise of those currently engaged in government, foreign affairs and international economic practice.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Political Science was formally established in 1955, within what was then the Department of Economics and Social Science, as part of a broad effort to develop research and training at MIT in the social sciences. The nucleus of a Political Science faculty had already been formed within the Center for International Studies, a pioneering, interdisciplinary research center working on American foreign policy and security issues, economic and political development in the Third World, Communist societies, and international communication.

Princeton University

Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs was founded at Princeton in 1930. The dual focus on international and domestic public affairs has been a marked feature of the school from its earliest years. M.P.A. students spend part of their first year acquiring core skills for public affairs careers; political and analysis that will help them formulate public policy and manage public programs; quantitative analysis that is widely used in creating and evaluating public programs; and economic analysis that has broad applications to public policy, including national fiscal and monetary policy, international trade and finance, and economic development in the Third World. First-year students also begin to work in a chosen field of specialization, selecting from the fields of international relations, development studies, domestic policy, and economics and public policy.

Stanford University

The field of International Relations at Stanford includes the study of ethnic conflict, international political economy, and international politics. The department only reviews applications for students that will be entering our program during the fall quarter. The Master's program requires three quarters of full registration. Master's candidates must take 45 units of course work, and 25 of those units must be in graduate seminars. There is no examination or thesis requirement.

Tufts University

The Fletcher School opened in 1933 and is the oldest exclusively graduate school of international affairs in the United States. The primary aim of The Fletcher School is the same as it was when conceived by its founders: to offer a broad program of professional education in international relations to a select group of graduate students committed to maintaining the stability and prosperity of a complex, challenging, and increasingly global society.

University of California - San Diego

The University of California's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) is unique among U.S. graduate schools in its focus on the economic, political, and business relations of the Pacific Rim, encompassing both the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. IR/PS is recognized internationally for its excellence and attracts students from every region of the Pacific Rim and beyond.

University of Colorado - Boulder

The M.A. in Political Science (Public Policy) at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a two- year program of professional education for careers in policy analysis. Students are trained to integrate and apply the best available knowledge to policy decisions and to participate responsibly and effectively in the policy process.

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