The Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) project asked international relations scholars: “What are the five best master’s programs in the world for a student who wants to pursue a policy career in international relations?”

Here are the answers.

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1. Harvard University

57.55%
http://www.harvard.edu/

2. Georgetown University

46.07%
https://www.georgetown.edu/

3. Johns Hopkins University

39.62%
https://www.jhu.edu/

4. Columbia University

34.25%
http://www.columbia.edu/

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

33.9%
http://www.lse.ac.uk/

6. Princeton University

32.34%
http://www.princeton.edu/

7. Tufts University

22.72%
http://www.tufts.edu/

8. University of Oxford

19.64%
http://www.ox.ac.uk/

9. George Washington University

18.32%
http://www.gwu.edu/

10. American University

11.77%
http://www.american.edu/

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The Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) project at the College of William & Mary seeks to collect and analyse data about research and teaching in international relations (IR). Its faculty survey includes IR scholars in more than 30 countries. “The overwhelming majority of our respondents have jobs in departments of political science, politics, government, social science, international relations, international studies, or in professional schools associated with universities,” says the project’s website. “Given our definition of ‘IR scholar’ — individuals with an active affiliation with a university, college, or professional school —, we excluded researchers currently employed in government, private firms, or think tanks (except where instructed otherwise by our country partners).”

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