6. Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs
(1930; www.princeton.edu).
More than 85 percent of those earning advanced degrees here find jobs in public service each year.
7. London School of Economics Department of International Relations
(1927; www2.lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations).
One of the oldest and largest IR programs, LSE director Sir William Beveridge felt the school should "be equipped to deal with international affairs from all the three angles of law, history and administration."
8. George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs
(1988; elliott.gwu.edu).
More than 75 percent of its 2010 graduates found jobs after graduating, nearly half of them finding work in the public sector.
9. American University School of International Service
(1958; american.edu/sis).
The School of International Service was founded at the urging of President Dwight Eisenhower at the peak of the cold war.
10. University of Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations
(2000; www.politics.ox.ac.uk).
It's home to The Centre for Political Ideologies and the Oxford Centre for the Study of Inequality and Democracy, among others. The program stresses an interdisciplinary approach.
