PhD in Politics/International Relations: 79 US programs compared

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1
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy in Government
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$59,048
Program duration
72 months
2
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 2
Annual tuition
$63,540
Program duration
72 months
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$64,310
Program duration
72 months
4
Princeton University
PhD in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$65,210
Program duration
60 months
5
University of California, Berkeley
PhD in Politics
Application deadline
Dec 5
Annual tuition
$17,550
Program duration
72 months
6
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$50,900
Program duration
96 months
7
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 15
Program duration
72 months
8
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Application deadline
Dec 4
Annual tuition
$69,888
Program duration
72 months
9
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Application deadline
Nov 25
Annual tuition
$56,840
Program duration
84 months
10
Cornell University
Doctor of Philosophy in Government
Application deadline
Jan 15
Annual tuition
$29,500
Program duration
72 months

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The complete list of Politics/International Relations PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

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Rank	University	Program	Duration
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Government	72 months
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations	48 months
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy and Government (PEG)
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	PhD in Political Science	72 months
#4	Princeton University	Doctor of Philosophy in Politics	60 months
#4	Princeton University	PhD in Political Science	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD in Politics	72 months
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	96 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#11	University of Chicago	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#12	Columbia University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	84 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Government	72 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	PhD in Political Science	60 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	PhD in Political Science	72 months
#22	Duke University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#23	Northwestern University	PhD in Political Science	72 months
#24	New York University	Doctor of Philosophy in Politics	60 months
#25	University of Washington	PhD in Political Science	84 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Affairs	72 months
#26	University of California San Diego	PhD in Politics	72 months
#30	Brown University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Government
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	PhD in Politics
#34	Rice University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	120 months
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	PhD in comparative politics
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	PhD in Political Science	36 months
#42	University of Southern California	Political Science and International Relations (POIR) PhD	72 months
#43	Emory University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#52	Vanderbilt University	PhD in Political Science	60 months
#55	University of Virginia	Doctor of Philosophy in Foreign Affairs	60 months
#55	University of Virginia	Doctor of Philosophy in Government	60 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#61	University of Rochester	PhD in Political Science	72 months
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in political science	60 months
#65	University of California--Irvine	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	72 months
#65	University of California--Irvine	PhD in Global Studies	72 months
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#75	University of Pittsburgh	PhD in Political Science	72 months
#77	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science & Peace Studies	60 months
#77	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Philosophy Program in Political Science
#85	Boston University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	84 months
#91	Michigan State University	Doctoral program in Political Science	96 months
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#99	University of Georgia	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Affairs	60 months
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Politics
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	PhD in Political Science
#191	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#301–400	George Washington University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	96 months
#301–400	Boston College	Doctor of Philosophy in American Politics
#301–400	Boston College	Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Politics	60 months
#301–400	Boston College	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
#301–400	University of Iowa	Political Science Doctor of Philosophy	60 months
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctoral Program in Political Science	60 months
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Relations
	American University	Doctor of Philosophy International Relations	72 months
	American University	Doctor of Philosophy Political Science	60 months
	Baylor University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	60 months
	Brandeis University	Doctor of Philosophy in Politics	84 months
	Loyola University Chicago	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (Specialization of Global Politics)	72 months
	Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
	University of Colorado--Denver	PhD in Public Affairs
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
	University of Oregon	Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	24 months

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