If you transfer to a four-year school for a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, you will most likely want to pursue a career in education, government service, political advocacy, or the law. This can also be a first step toward eventual public office. As with all other Liberal Arts careers, a Master’s Degree offers more choices than a Bachelor’s, and as you gain more education you rise up through the profession.
Political Science Bachelor’s Degree graduates start in careers like these:
Politics: campaign staffer (national) or director (local), fact-finder, state or federal congressional aide, pollster, campaign communications or public relations director, speechwriter or press secretary.
Government: communications director, consumer advocate, local government administrator, embassy staffer, federal and state agency specialist, human rights advocate, journalist, legislative assistant, state legislator.
Law: judicial staffer or administrator, legal assistant
Education: With a joint degree of education and political science, graduates can become high school teachers of social studies and political science.
A Master’s Degree in Political Science can lead to careers such as:
city administrator, urban planner, communications officer, liaison between corporations and legislators, lobbyist, foreign service or state department officer, diplomat, director of government affairs, state or federal agency director, policy analyst, political consultant, think-tank administrator or researcher, state or federal legislator.
A Ph.D. in Political Science is necessary for people who want to become senior researchers or professors.
Those entering the legal profession follow a Master’s Degree in Political Science with a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence). Aspiring future politicians often leverage their experience in the legal field into entry into elected office.