East Lansing,
MI,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The Department of Political Science at Michigan State University prioritizes graduate education as a core mission. Explore our program further through this website's resources or reach out to us personally. Our Ph.D. program stands among the nation's most rigorous, designed for aspiring college-level political science instructors and professionals in political/social research. Doctoral candidates receive focused training in advanced political research methodologies. The Research Methods specialization employs statistical techniques and mathematical modeling to develop theories and perform empirical studies. Key areas of expertise include textual analysis, hierarchical modeling, network analysis, and Bayesian statistical methods.