Political Science/International Relations

The degrees of Political Science and IR are taught as two separate programs in some countries, but are often taught as two-in-one at European and US universities. The Political Science program analyses the way in which society and individuals define and understand political issues and government decisions. This involves a broad scope of public affairs – from elections, bureaucracy, and tourism to war and terrorism.
International Relations is a discipline, which studies the causes for changes in the relations between a given country and the other countries. It explores the functioning of the international system – the drivers, factors, interests, customs, norms, institutions, organizations, which shape the theory, history, and development.

Subjects studied:

Introduction to Political Science;
Theory and Concept of International Relations;
Introduction to Political Theory;
International History of 19^th and 20^th century;
Sociology;
Power and Politics in the Contemporary World;
International Politics;
Foreign Policy Analysis;
International Organizations;
International Economic Relations.

You may pursue a career as:

Political and Governmental Office;
Diplomat;
Specialist in Public Affairs;
Political PR;
Journalist.

Университетски класации QS 2026

Класациите по-долу са по посочените по-широки академични области на QS, а не отделни класации за всяка специалност. Рангът по област е от QS 2026; общият университетски ранг е от QS 2027. Показани са до 50 университета във всеки географски обхват. Проверено на 06.10.2026.

Политически науки – Свят (QS 2026)

QS Политически науки 2026	Университет	Държава	QS общо 2027
1	Harvard University	United States	5
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	4
3	Sciences Po	France	354
4	Princeton University	United States	27
5	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	United Kingdom	62
6	Stanford University	United States	2
7	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	6
8	Yale University	United States	16
9	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	10
10	Georgetown University	United States	289
11	King’s College London	United Kingdom	37
12	Columbia University	United States	43
13	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	United States	20
14	The Australian National University	Australia	29
15	Leiden University	Netherlands	119
16	SOAS University of London	United Kingdom	458
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	1
18	New York University (NYU)	United States	58
19	University of Chicago	United States	24
20	UCL	United Kingdom	8
21	George Washington University	United States	381
22	University of Toronto	Canada	32
23	Luiss University	Italy	—
24	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore	12
25	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands	60
25	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)	United States	81
27	The University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	35
28	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	United States	49
29	Johns Hopkins University	United States	20
30	ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Switzerland	8
31	European University Institute	Italy	—
32	Cornell University	United States	16
33	University of British Columbia	Canada	45
34	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States	51
35	McGill University	Canada	30
36	Tsinghua University	China (Mainland)	14
37	Freie Universitaet Berlin	Germany	98
37	The University of Tokyo	Japan	39
39	Seoul National University	South Korea	38
40	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)	Chile	119
41	American University	United States	646
42	Peking University	China (Mainland)	13
42	Yonsei University	South Korea	42
44	Duke University	United States	70
45	Central European University	Hungary	239
46	University of Texas at Austin	United States	72
47	University of Zurich	Switzerland	98
48	University of Copenhagen	Denmark	90
49	The University of Warwick	United Kingdom	68
50	University of St Andrews	United Kingdom	115

Политически науки – Свят. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. Показани са до 50 университета в обхвата; запазени са равните места и ранговите диапазони на QS. Общият QS ранг е от изданието 2027; – означава липса в общата класация. Източник: QS Политически науки 2026; QS World University Rankings 2027. Проверено: 06.10.2026.

Политически науки – Европа (QS 2026)

QS Политически науки 2026	Университет	Държава	QS общо 2027
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	4
3	Sciences Po	France	354
5	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	United Kingdom	62
7	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	6
11	King’s College London	United Kingdom	37
15	Leiden University	Netherlands	119
16	SOAS University of London	United Kingdom	458
20	UCL	United Kingdom	8
23	Luiss University	Italy	—
25	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands	60
27	The University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	35
30	ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Switzerland	8
31	European University Institute	Italy	—
37	Freie Universitaet Berlin	Germany	98
45	Central European University	Hungary	239
47	University of Zurich	Switzerland	98
48	University of Copenhagen	Denmark	90
49	The University of Warwick	United Kingdom	68
50	University of St Andrews	United Kingdom	115
51	Hertie School	Germany	—
53	The University of Manchester	United Kingdom	40
59	KU Leuven	Belgium	59
59	Universite libre de Bruxelles	Belgium	248
61	Queen Mary University of London	United Kingdom	103
66	Aarhus University	Denmark	128
68	Bocconi University	Italy	—
68	University of Geneva	Switzerland	168
70	Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna	Italy	123
70	Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne	France	246
72	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin	Germany	140
72	University of Oslo	Norway	131
75	Essex, University of	United Kingdom	438
77	Uppsala University	Sweden	87
78	The University of Sheffield	United Kingdom	82
79	Durham University	United Kingdom	85
81	Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	Ireland	75
82	University of Bristol	United Kingdom	57
84	The University of Exeter	United Kingdom	136
87	University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	80
88	University of Sussex	United Kingdom	273
89	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Germany	61
91	University of Vienna	Austria	140
95	The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies – Geneva	Switzerland	—
100	University College Dublin	Ireland	100
100	Universität Mannheim	Germany	425
101-150	Complutense University of Madrid	Spain	199
101-150	Ghent University	Belgium	150
101-150	HSE University	Russia	423
101-150	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Russia	115
101-150	Lund University	Sweden	71

Политически науки – Европа. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. Показани са до 50 университета в обхвата; запазени са равните места и ранговите диапазони на QS. Общият QS ранг е от изданието 2027; – означава липса в общата класация. Източник: QS Политически науки 2026; QS World University Rankings 2027. Проверено: 06.10.2026.

Политически науки – Европа без Великобритания (QS 2026)

QS Политически науки 2026	Университет	Държава	QS общо 2027
3	Sciences Po	France	354
15	Leiden University	Netherlands	119
23	Luiss University	Italy	—
25	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands	60
30	ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Switzerland	8
31	European University Institute	Italy	—
37	Freie Universitaet Berlin	Germany	98
45	Central European University	Hungary	239
47	University of Zurich	Switzerland	98
48	University of Copenhagen	Denmark	90
51	Hertie School	Germany	—
59	KU Leuven	Belgium	59
59	Universite libre de Bruxelles	Belgium	248
66	Aarhus University	Denmark	128
68	Bocconi University	Italy	—
68	University of Geneva	Switzerland	168
70	Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna	Italy	123
70	Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne	France	246
72	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin	Germany	140
72	University of Oslo	Norway	131
77	Uppsala University	Sweden	87
81	Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	Ireland	75
89	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Germany	61
91	University of Vienna	Austria	140
95	The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies – Geneva	Switzerland	—
100	University College Dublin	Ireland	100
100	Universität Mannheim	Germany	425
101-150	Complutense University of Madrid	Spain	199
101-150	Ghent University	Belgium	150
101-150	HSE University	Russia	423
101-150	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Russia	115
101-150	Lund University	Sweden	71
101-150	Maastricht University	Netherlands	254
101-150	MGIMO University	Russia	639
101-150	Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg	Germany	86
101-150	Sapienza University of Rome	Italy	111
101-150	Stockholm University	Sweden	167
101-150	University of Gothenburg	Sweden	225
101-150	University of Helsinki	Finland	123
101-150	University of Milan	Italy	270
101-150	Universität Hamburg	Germany	209
101-150	Universität Konstanz	Germany	425
101-150	Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)	Belgium	196
101-150	Utrecht University	Netherlands	113
101-150	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Netherlands	185
101-150	Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)	Belgium	295
151-200	Charles University	Czech Republic	273
151-200	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Netherlands	148
151-200	Sorbonne University	France	73
151-200	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Spain	226

Политически науки – Европа без Великобритания. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. Показани са до 50 университета в обхвата; запазени са равните места и ранговите диапазони на QS. Общият QS ранг е от изданието 2027; – означава липса в общата класация. Източник: QS Политически науки 2026; QS World University Rankings 2027. Проверено: 06.10.2026.

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