Postgraduate Opportunities
Launch your career
The experiences and knowledge you gain as a Political Science major at Mercer will prepare you to successfully step into a career after graduation. Your skills in communication, analysis, research, and problem-solving are seamlessly applied to a number of careers, including:
- Activist
- Advocate/organizer
- Administrator
- Corporate, government, and nonprofit executive
- Archivist
- Media correspondent
- Analyst
- Attorney
- Campaign operative
- Corporate economist
- Teacher
- Journalist
- Urban policy planner
- Research analyst
- Financial consultant
- Pollster
- Lobbyist
- Mediator
- Intelligence officer
Graduate school opportunities
If enrolling in graduate school is your next step, you will be well-prepared after successfully completing our undergraduate Political Science curriculum. The research and problem-solving skills you learn in our classrooms equip you for the rigorous challenges of an advanced degree program. Our students have recently attended the following graduate and professional schools:
- American University
- Emory University School of Law
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Mercer University School of Law
- The Notre Dame Law School
- University of Denver
- University of Florida College of Law
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Washington and Lee University School Law
For more information and guidance on finding the right career path or graduate program for you, contact your faculty advisor.