毎年4月に発表されるUS News Rankingが世間では著名な大学院ランキングとして認知されていますが、なかなか、国際関係学分野に焦点を絞ったランキングはお目にかかったことがありません。左記の分野で数少ないランキングの代表格として、以下Foreign Policy サイトに掲載されているランキングを紹介します。

The results of the 2014 Ivory Tower survey—a collaboration between Foreign Policy and the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) project at the College of William & Mary—provide an insider’s guide. Responses from 1,615 IR scholars drawn from 1,375 U.S. colleges and universities determined rankings for the leading Ph.D., terminal master’s, and undergraduate programs in IR. (The scholars were asked to list the top five institutions in each category.) The survey also quizzed respondents about recent historical events and future policy challenges: Just how plausible is a U.S. war with China, for example, and who was the most effective secretary of state over the past 50 years? (Hint: Neither Condoleezza Rice nor John Kerry.)

All told, the Ivory Tower survey offers a window into how America’s top IR scholars see the world today—and which institutions are effectively nurturing future generations of thinkers and policymakers.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/top-twenty-five-schools-international-relations/

Top Master’s Programs for Policy Career in International Relations
1. Georgetown University
2. Johns Hopkins University
3. Harvard University
4. Princeton University
5. Columbia University
6. Tufts University
7. George Washington University
8. American University
9. London school of Economics (LSE)
10. Stanford University
11. University of Denver
12. University of Chicago
13. University of California, San Diego
14. University of Oxford
15. Yale University
16. Syracuse University
17. University of California, Berkeley
18. University of Cambridge
19. University of Pittsburgh
20. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
21. Middleburry Institute of International Studies at Monterey
21. Sciences Po-Paris
21. University of Michigan
24. Graduate Institute of International and Dev. Studies
24. New York University
24. Texas A&M University

ランキングのみで出願先を選定すること自体をお勧めしませんが、まずは大学に対する評価を把握するためにランキングを活用してはいかがでしょうか？

US News RankingのPublic Affairs版が発表されました。学校調査を行い、各校の知名度等を把握する上でお役立てください。

Earning your M.P.A. can lead to a career in public service, both domestically and abroad. Curricula often incorporate courses in policy, economics, analysis and management. These are the top public affairs schools. Each school’s score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.　　　　　http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/public-affairs-rankings

#1 Syracuse University (Maxwell)
#2 Indiana University—Bloomington
#3 Harvard University (Kennedy)
#4 University of Georgia
#5 Princeton University (Wilson)
#6 New York University (Wagner)
#6 University of California—Berkeley (Goldman)
#6 University of Southern California (Price)
#9 Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz)
#9 University of Kansas
#9 University of Washington (Evans)
#12 American University
#12 George Washington University (Trachtenberg)
#12 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ford)
#12University of Wisconsin—Madison (La Follette)
#16Arizona State University
#16 Duke University (Sanford)
#16Florida State University (Askew)
#16University at Albany—SUNY (Rockefeller)
#16University of Kentucky (Martin)
#16University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (Humphrey)
#16 University of Texas—Austin (LBJ)
#23 Georgetown University
#23 Georgia State University (Young)
#23 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—Newark
#23 University of California—Los Angeles (Luskin)
#23 University of Chicago (Harris)
#23 University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

今月初めにTop Master’s Programs for Policy Career in International Relationsに関するランキングが発表されました。そして下記URLにアクセスいただきますと、修士課程のみならず、学士、さらには博士課程のランキングも確認することができます。
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/top-twenty-five-schools-international-relations/?utm_content=buffer80538&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The results of the 2014 Ivory Tower survey—a collaboration between Foreign Policy and the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) project at the College of William & Mary—provide an insider’s guide. Responses from 1,615 IR scholars drawn from 1,375 U.S. colleges and universities determined rankings for the leading Ph.D., terminal master’s, and undergraduate programs in IR. (The scholars were asked to list the top five institutions in each category.) The survey also quizzed respondents about recent historical events and future policy challenges: Just how plausible is a U.S. war with China, for example, and who was the most effective secretary of state over the past 50 years? (Hint: Neither Condoleezza Rice nor John Kerry.)

All told, the Ivory Tower survey offers a window into how America’s top IR scholars see the world today—and which institutions are effectively nurturing future generations of thinkers and policymakers.

出願者の学校選択作業においてはランキングが全てを決定付けるものではありませんが、学校リサーチを行う上で、対象となる学校をリストアップする際には役立つと思います。特に大学院レベルでは、卒業後のキャリアを達成するために適したプログラムである旨をエッセイや推薦状コンテンツを通して入学審査官と共有しなければなりません。そうしたポイントを意識しながら、ランキングと向き合い、学校調査を進めていきましょう。

Top Master’s Programs for Policy Career in International Relations
1.Georgetown University
2.Johns Hopkins University
3.Harvard University
4.Princeton University
5.Columbia University
6.Tufts University
7.George Washington University
8.American University
9.London School of Economics (LSE)
10.Stanford University
11.University of Denver
12.University of Chicago
13.University of California—San Diego
14.University of Oxford
15.Yale University
16.Syracuse University
17.University of California—Berkeley
18.University of Cambridge
19.University of Pittsburgh
20.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
21.Monterey Institute of Int’l Studies
21.Sciences Po—Paris
21.University of Michigan
24.Graduate Inst. of Int’l and Dev. Studies
24.New York University
24.Texas A&M University

The Foreign Policy Associationが2年前に発表した「世界のベスト50国際関係学大学院プログラム」から、北米とヨーロッパ（英語圏）のプログラムを抜粋してみました。TOEFLが揃い、そしてGREも受験を重ね、少しずつスコアが整い、出願書類への移行にも差し掛かってくる時期ですが、肝心の出願先の選定が遅れている方々も目立ち始めるこの頃です。単なる順位が羅列されているランキングではなく、今回ご紹介させていただいたランキングのように各プログラムの概要や特徴が分かり易くまとめられているサイトは、出願校を絞り込む上で参考にしてはいかがでしょうか。
http://www.fpa.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/International%20Affairs%20Grad%20School%20Guide%20Fall%202012%20Tool%20Book.pdf

・American University School of International Service
・Boston University, Department of International Relations
・Carleton University, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
・Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
・Cornell University, Department of Government
・Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy
・George Washington University, The Elliot School of International Affairs
・Georgetown University,Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
・Georgia Institute of Technology, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
・Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
・John Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
・Kings College London, School of Social Science & Public Policy
・London School of Economics and Political Science
・Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Political Science
・McGill University, Institute for the Study of International Development
・Middlebury College,Monterey Institute of International Studies
・New York University, The Center for Global Affairs
・Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
・Stanford University, The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
・Syracuse University, The Maxwell School
・Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
・University College of London School of Public Policy
・University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
・University of California, San Diego; School of International and Pacific Studies
・University of Cambridge, Department of Politics and International Relations
・University of Chicago, The Committee on International Relations
・University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Political Science
・University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
・University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
・University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
・University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
・University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations
・University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
・University of Southern California, Master of Diplomacy
・University of St. Andrews, School of International Relations
・University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
・University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs
・University of Washington, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
・Yale University, The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center