International Affairs Rankings

[Waiting13]

Hello all, I am looking for information on the rankings of international affairs programs. I am specifically applying to security programs. Does anyone have a link for these rankings? I'm having trouble finding more than just the top 10.

What about Bush at TAMU and Josef Korbel at Denver?

[OregonGal]

You could take a look at the TRIP survey out of William and Mary--it's a survey of IR academia and one segment of it is ranking of PhD/MA/BA programs, U Denver is #11 for MA and TAMU doesn't make the top 19 listed in the results (page 27). I just looked at the Foreign Policy mag rankings, and those are pulled directly from TRIP which tells you how reputable the survey was. I wouldn't put much faith into US News rankings etc.

[MYRNIST]

Hello all, I am looking for information on the rankings of international affairs programs. I am specifically applying to security programs. Does anyone have a link for these rankings? I'm having trouble finding more than just the top 10.

What about Bush at TAMU and Josef Korbel at Denver?

As far as general perception of Security Studies programs go, Korbel is a solid second-tier choice. Problem is you are paying elite money for it, and the location isn't great. TAMU Bush is 3rd or 4th tier.

Some other security programs, figure out if any fit your goals and personal situation:

Georgetown (Security Studies)

GW Elliott (Security Policy Studies)

Johns Hopkins SAIS (Strategic Studies)

Pittsburgh GSPIA (Security + Intelligence Studies)

Monterey (non proliferation program is excellent)

Missouri State (don't laugh, they have a Department of Defense and Strategic Studies located in Fairfax, VA.)

Maryland (Security + Intelligence Program)

Syracuse Maxwell, Cal State San Bernadino, University of New Mexico (the 3 federally sponsored National Security Studies [NSS] programs)

Word of caution, some of these programs are designed more as finishing schools for people already in the national security pipeline (i.e. military/DoD/IC person who just needs a masters degree to become eligible for a raise under the federal wage system), as opposed to people going to school to try to get a start in the community.

[CBRrr]

Lets see

-Georgetown SSP

-George Washington SPS

-Korbel

-Pitts' GSPIA - http://www.gspia.pitt.edu/Academics/DegreePrograms/MasterofPublicInternationalAffairs/MajorInSecurityIntelligenceStudies/tabid/95/Default.aspx

-Kentucky Patterson School

-Tufts has a concentraion/depth/thing in security studies

-American Univeristy SIS has a MA in IA with a focus in Foreign Policy wher you can study some security related issues. However, another thing to look at, is a MS in Justice, Law and Sociey. It's tought out of the School of Public Affairs (SPA), but it offers offers a concentration in Terrorism and Security Policy. The best part is the curriculm is very flexible and you can take a good amount of classes out of SIS. Depending on what you want to do, the MS out of the SPA may be a better fit.

[Waiting13]

You could take a look at the TRIP survey out of William and Mary--it's a survey of IR academia and one segment of it is ranking of PhD/MA/BA programs, U Denver is #11 for MA and TAMU doesn't make the top 19 listed in the results (page 27). I just looked at the Foreign Policy mag rankings, and those are pulled directly from TRIP which tells you how reputable the survey was. I wouldn't put much faith into US News rankings etc.

Thanks, very interesting survey!