Overview

All students who are admitted to the Political Science programme at Rutgers University are offered funding packages that cover tuition expenses and a combination of fellowship stipends and positions as teaching assistants (TAs) or research assistants (GAs) to provide living expenses. Funding is limited, and so we also admit students who are supported by outside scholarships.

Being located within easy reach of New York, Trenton, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, the programme has extensive resources for pursuing advanced studies and research in politics. Rutgers is a member of the Inter-University Doctoral Con-sortium, which allows our graduate students to take courses at other universities in the area, including Columbia University, New York University, the New School, and Princeton University.

Job Placement

Graduate students in the department receive assistance in seeking jobs in academia and beyond from their faculty advisors as well as from a faculty member who serves as placement director. The placement director meets one on one with students entering the job market to help them prepare their application materials, maintains an informational website of advice about applying and interviewing, and arranges practice job talk interviews for students. The department also provides assistance in forwarding credentials and recommendation letters to hiring institutions.

Programme Structure

The programme in political science is divided into five major areas or fields:

American Politics,

Comparative Politics,

International Relations,

Public Law,

and Women and Politics

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Brunswick, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All prospective PhD students must go through the standard application process.

Graduate Record Examination scores are optional but will be reviewed if submitted.

All students are asked to write a personal statement in which they describe their research interests and discuss how they think those research interests would be advanced by coming to Rutgers and studying with faculty in the department.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

37176 USD / year

≈ 37176 USD / year
Out-of-State

37176 USD / year

≈ 37176 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

21648 USD / year

≈ 21648 USD / year

Living costs

New Brunswick

United States

1204 - 2963 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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