Positions are available in a broad ranging professional spectrum which includes law, federal government, private business, public lobbying, academia, journalism etc. Political Science majors can venture into any of these paths due to their strong liberal arts foundation and their abilities to analyze and assess the political arena and the policy processes that characterize it. The following is a summary of just some of the careers choices available to Political Science majors.
Some students venture into the legal path by applying to law school.
The prospective law student needs critical understanding of human institutions and values. Here political science offers a good preparation, focusing on government institutions and the political process which influences the legal branch. Despite the relative steady annual growth in the number of law graduates from the 1960s to the 1980s, the demand for lawyers remains. There are many different areas of specialization within law and the demand for lawyers with expertise in the newer fields of regulation and public policy, such as environmental law and international law is likely to be good. Furthermore, increasing numbers of persons with legal training are being employed by corporations, governments, banks, the media, and virtually all types of organizations in American society and internationally.