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Political Science

The list that follows are the first jobs taken/graduate schools attended by Political Science majors immediately after their graduation. The data are collected from Career Services' annual survey of students graduating from the College.

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JOBS TAKEN BY POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJORS

Organization 
Title 
1QPC Conference Producer
A.T. Kearney Inc. Business Analyst
Academy for Educational Development  Program Assistant for Discrimination 
Adventis Pharmaceuticals Sales Associate
The Advisory Board  Research Associate 
Agency.com Assistant Account Executive
Airborne Express  Field Services Supervisor 
American Cancer Society Event Outreach Specialist
American Council of Teachers of Russian  Programs Officer 
American Jewish World Service World Partners Fellow
American Translators International, Inc.  Interpretation Coordinator 
AmeriCorps VISTA Member
Andersen Consulting  Staff Consultant 
Annenberg Public Policy Center Assistant
Argus Information Analysts Analyst
Arnold & Porter LLP Legal Assistant
Asia Pacific International School Teaching Fellow
Atlantic Financial Group  Sales Representative 
Bain & Company Associate Consultant (3)
Bank of America Analyst
Bank of Tokyo  Financial Analyst 
Baxter Health Care Corporation  Management Associate 
BBDO New York  Assistant Account Executive 
Bear, Stearns, & Co. Inc Analyst
Binary Compass Enterprise  Account Manager 
Bliss Marketing Assistant
Bloomberg LP  Research Associate 
Bloomberg News Reporter
Bloomingdale's  Executive Trainee 
BMP  Marketing Director
Boockvar & Yeager Paralegal & Office Manager
Booz, Allen & Hamilton  Consultant 
Entry Level Consultant 
Boston Consulting Group Associate Consultant
Boys & Girls Clubs  Activities Specialist 
California Executive Fellowship Program Fellow
Cambridge Management Consulting Presentation Administrator
Campaign Group Office Manager
Carnation Corporation  Marketing Management Trainee 
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Intern 
Junior Fellow
Center City Proprietors Association Project Coordinator
Center for Democracy Program Officer/Intern Coordinator
Chase Manhattan Bank  Analyst 
Chasen & Co. Account Executive
Chelsea Piers Management, Inc. Management Trainee
CIS Assistant Trader 
Citigroup Analyst
Citizens for Arlen Specter  Eastern Pennsylvania Coordinator 
City Year  Corps Member 
City Year Philadelphia/Americorps Communications Fellows
Corps Member
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP Assistant to the Associates Committee
Legal Assistant 
Colliers Lanard and Axilbund Sales Assistant
Columbia University Research Coordinator
Committee of 70  Administrator 
Communitarian Network  Research Assistant 
Comtex Scientific Corp.  Copy Editor 
Congressman Visclosky's Office Staff Assistant
Cornerstone Research Analyst
Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs Fellow
Corporate Executive Board Custom Research Associate
Corporate Investment International  Sales Associate 
Corsearch  Researcher 
Council of Jewish Federations  Government Resources/Legislative Assistant 
Covington & Burling Paralegal
Craig School Upper School History Teacher
Crowell & Moring, LLP Project Assistant
D.E. Shaw Contract Analyst
Dain Rauscher Wessels Analyst
DataRealm Internet Services  Chief Financial Officer 
Datek Securities Corp.  Securities Trader 
Trader 
Deloitte & Touche  Associate Consultant 
Systems Analyst 
Deloitte Consulting Analyst
Democratic National Committee  Assistant Director of Finance 
Deutsche Bank Analyst
Dewey Ballantine LLP Paralegal
Dewey Square Group unspecified
DFI International Analyst
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserve & Dev. Co.  Outreach Coordinator 
Dorothy K. Phillips LLC Legal Assistant
Drinker, Biddle & Reath  Litigation Paralegal 
Dun and Bradstreet  Business Analyst 
EIM Junior Research Analyst
Eisenberg, Rothweiler Paralegal (2)
Elsevier Science Editorial Assistant
Embassy of Japan/Ministry of Education  Coordinator, International Relations 
Energy Efficiency Funding Group  unspecified
Erlene Home Fashions Assistant Product Manager
Ernst & Young LLP Business Analyst
Extensive Word Processing Corp.  Trainee
Fannie Mae Credit Policy Analyst
Federal Trade Commission  Management Analyst 
Fitzmaurice & Company Research Associate
Forest Travel  Director - Cruise Division 
Four Season Hotels & Resorts Marketing Coordinator
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobsen  Legal Assistant 
Friedman, Kaplan, Seiler Paralegal
Friends of Pataki  Special Assistant to Campaign Mgr. 
Furash & Company  Research Analyst 
FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic & Social Development) Analyst
General Mills  Marketing Assistant 
Georgetown University  Freshman Heavyweight Crew Coach 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.  Financial Analyst (4) 
Investment Banking Analyst
Goodwin Procter, LLP Case Assistant
Google Associate
Group Cortex  Account Manager 
Group One Trading  Trading Clerk 
GTE  Business Account Manager 
Guam Legislature  Research Analyst 
Heast Entertainment Sales Service Assistant
Hill Holliday Advertising  Account Coordinator 
Hotels AB unspecified
Hull Tracking  Assistant Trader 
Hunton and Williams  Paralegal 
IBM Consulting Consultant
INFOSYS  Accounts Manager/Sales Representative 
Jaisohn Center Programs Coordinator
Jesse M. Unruh Fellowship Program  Fellow 
JET Program ALT Teacher
Jewish Exponent Reporter
JP Morgan Chase Analyst
Kerry-Edwards 2004 Field Organizer
Khan Language School English Instructor
Kingman Films International  unspecified
Knight Ridder/Tribune  Page Designer/Graphics Researcher 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP  Tax Specialist 
Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman  Legal Assistant 
Kwasha Lipton  Consultant Trainee 
Laforce & Stevens Assistant Account Executive
Lehman Brothers Analyst (2)
Leitner Group Associate
Less Stress Instructional Services Instructor
Macy's  Management Trainee 
Macy's Northeast  Special Events Coordinator (PR) 
Maxwell Marketing Marketing Associate
McCall for Governor Campaign Statewide College Coordinator
McKinney Public Relations  Assistant Account Manager 
Media Matters for America Researcher
Medical Clinic Volunteer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Business Management Associate
Mercer Management Consulting Analyst
Merrill Lynch Analyst
Milken Family Foundation  unspecified
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.  Legal Assistant 
Mintz, Levin Project Analyst
Mission Group Administrative Assistant
Mitchell & Ness Account Representative
Mitchell Madison Group  Business Analyst 
Monitor Company  Consultant 
Moonica Corporation  Quality Control Assistant Manager 
Morgan Stanley Analyst
Investment Banking Analyst
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Financial Analyst
Morrison and Foerster  Legal Assistant 
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. Research Assistant
New York Urban Fellows Program  Fellow 
New York City Mayor's Office  Diplomatic Liaison Officer 
New York City Office of Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness Specialist
New York City Parks and Recreation Department  unspecified 
New York City Teaching Fellows Teacher
New York City Urban Fellows Program Fellow
Newsday  Reporter 
Nita M. Lowey, Member of Congress  Military Aide 
Novantas Associate Consultant
Obama for America unspecified
Office of Naval Intelligence Intelligence Specialist
Ogan/Dallal Associates Account Executive
Orans, Elsen & Lupert, LLC Paralegal
Panamanian Center for Research and Social Action  Community Relations 
Paul, Weiss, Wharton, Rifkind  Paralegal 
Peace Corps Volunteer
Penn Schoen and Berland Analyst
Pennsylvania Economy League Research Associate
Pepper Hamilton Legal Assistant
Philadelphia Inquirer  General Assignments Reporter 
Pictorial Offset Production Associate
Piper and Marbury  Paralegal 
PPG Industries Staff Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers Associate
Consultant 
Management Consultant
Procter & Gamble  Brand Assistant 
Provident Funding Funder/Closer
Prudential Real Estate Investors Investment Analyst
Public Financial Management Consultant
Quinn Gillespie and Associates unspecified
The Rachel Ray Show Post Production Coordinator
The Reinvestment Fund Executive Research Assistant
Reitler, Brown, & Roseblatt Paralegal
Reliance Surety  Underwriter Trainee 
Religious Action Center  Legislative Assistant 
Republican National Committee Deputy Director of Coalitions
Ritz Carlton Philadelphia  Reservation/Comm. Overnight Shifts 
Robinson-Humphrey Co., LLP  Research Assistant 
Rosem Consultant Group Analyst
Round Hill Club Assistant Squash Professional
Royal High School  Lacrosse Coach, Boarding Assistant, PE Assistant 
Saks Fifth Avenue  Assistant Buyer 
Salomon Brothers, Inc.  Financial Analyst (2) 
Salomon Smith Barney  Financial Analyst 
SBC Warburg Dillon Read  Analyst 
Self-Employed  President 
Senator Hillary Clinton Assistant to the State Director
Senator Lautenberg's Office  Staff Assistant 
Senator Tom Daschle's Reelection Campaign Field Organizer
Seslia & Company  Financial Analyst 
Sidley and Austin  Legal Assistant (2)
Sidney Austin Brown & Wood Legal Assistant
Signal Hill Capital Group Financial Analyst
Silver Oaks Solutions Analyst
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom Legal Assistant (2)
Smith Barney  Sales Liaison 
Societe Generale Investment Bank Financial Analyst
Sony Music Entertainment Artist & Repertoire Coordinator
Spanish Ministry of Education and Science Language and Cultural Assistant
St. Paul's School  Faculty 
State Street Bank Account Manager
Sterns Department Stores Assistant Buyer
Steve & Barry's University Sportswear Marketing Manager
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens and Young, LLP Paralegal
Sullivan & Cromwell Legal Assistant
Sunshine Bouquet Company Operations and Strategy Manager
Teach for America Development Associate
Elementary Teacher
ESL Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Teacher (9)
Team Tobati Health Activist
Thatcher Proffitt & Wood  Legal Assistant 
Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges  Legal Assistant 
The White House Special Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary
Tracy Locke Partnership Assistant Account Executive
Transportation Resource Assoc.  Project Analyst 
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Project Coordinator for VP Strategic Planning
Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. Sales Assistant
UBS Analyst
Broker's Assistant
Investment Associate
Unisys Corp.  Associate Account Representative 
United Parcel Service Legislative Assistant (3)
University of Pennsylvania Associate Director
Urban Institute Research Assistant
U.S. Congress Legislative Staff Assistant
U.S. Department of Defense unspecified
U.S. Department of Energy  Exceptions and Appeals Assistant 
U.S. Department of Justice Paralegal Specialist (3)
U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar
U.S. Government Presidential Management Fellow
U.S. House of Representatives  Legislative Assistant 
Press Assistant 
U.S. Marine Corp 2nd Lieutenant
U.S. Navy Ensign
Surface Warfare Officer
U.S. Representative John Yarmuth unspecified
U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy Deputy Finance Officer
U.S. Senate  Legislative Aide (2)
Legislative Correspondent 
University of Pennsylvania  Assistant to the Director/Admissions 
Associate 
University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School  Assistant Nurse 
University School  English Teacher - Seventh Grade 
Urban Institute Research Assistant
Vanguard Client Relationship Associate
Vera Institute of Justice Special Assistant
Vincennes Sun Commercial  Staff Photographer 
Walt Whitman Academy  English Teacher 
Wells Fargo Syndications Analyst
Wells Rich Greene BDDP  Account Assistant 
Westinghouse  Paralegal 
Woodward & Lothrop  Staff Planner 

GRADUATE PROGRAMS ATTENDED BY POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJORS

Field 
Institution 
Comparative Government University of Oxford
Dentistry UMDNJ
Economics University of California - San Diego
Education  Quinnipiac College 
Elementary Education  Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania 
Government Administration University of Pennsylvania (2)
Human Rights London School of Economics and Political Science
Industry and Labor  Cornell University 
International Policy Studies  Monterey Institute 
International Political Economy London School of Economics
International Relations  London School of Economics (2)
International Trade & Finance Harvard University
Journalism Columbia University
Law  American University (3) 
Benjamin Cardoza
Boston College (3) 
Boston University (2)
Cardoza School of Law (2)
Cardoza University 
Columbia University (7)
Cornell University (3)
Emory University (2)
Fordham University (10)
George Washington University (8)
Georgetown University (12) 
Harvard University (7)
Hastings College
Howard University
Loyola University 
McGeorge School of Law
New York Law School
New York University (6)
Northeastern University
Northwestern University (2) 
Pace University 
Stanford University
Temple University (7)
University of California, Berkeley (3)
University of California, Los Angeles 
University of Connecticut 
University of Georgia (2)
University of Maine 
University of Miami 
University of Michigan (5) 
University of Minnesota (2)
University of Oregon 
University of Pennsylvania (11)
University of Pittsburgh 
University of Southern California 
University of Texas
Vanderbilt University (3)
Villanova University
Widener University (2)
Yale University (2)
Law/Government Affairs  University of Pennsylvania 
Law/International Relations  Syracuse University
Medicine  Johns Hopkins University 
New York University 
University of Texas 
Political Science  Columbia University 
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Johns Hopkins University 
Princeton University
University of California-Irvine 
Politics Oxford University
Post-bac, Pre-Health  University of North Carolina 
Public Health Columbia University
Public Policy  University of Michigan 
Rabbinical Study  Hebrew Union College 
Social and Political Sciences University of Cambridge
Social Work  Columbia University 
Surgery Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine
Theology  Westminster Theological Seminary 
Urban Planning  London School of Economics 
 

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