University of California, Irvine
 Department of Political Science

 Highlights

Since 1996 we have granted 47 Ph.D. degrees.  Of these, 39 are still involved academic careers.  Our students are evenly split between research universities and teaching-oriented colleges and universities.  Five of our graduates have taken positions at prestigious universities abroad.  Of the 8 who have left academics, four have taken positions based on their Ph.D. work

I.  Research-Oriented Universities

Arizona State University

Georgetown University

Iowa State University

North Carolina State University

Saint Mary's

University of California, Irvine (4, all lecturers)

UCLA (2, including one current post-doctoral student)

University of Arkansas-Little Rock

University of South Carolina

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Washington (2)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Wayne State

II.  Teaching-Oriented Universities and Colleges

Aquinas College (Michigan)

California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Northridge

California State University, San Diego (2)

California State University, San Francisco

Cerritos College

DeAnza College

Grossmont College

Hunter College (City University of New York)

San Diego Mesa College

Saint Rose University

University of Redlands

III.  Foreign Universities

Central European University, Budapest

Doshisha University, Japan

University of St. Andrews, UK

Yonsei University, Korea

Dongguk University, Korea

IV.  Non-Academic Positions

Defense Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

US House of Representatives

CBS (Head of polling operations)

Other (4)