Careers

"The Political Science program always found a way to support me in my endeavors--for example, as an Honors Program student, the Department gave me access to a wide variety of books and resources during my one-on-one tutorials with Dr. Champney. The Department also made it possible for me to accept a summer internship on Capitol Hill through its Scully Honors Program, which gave me the much-needed financial resources to participate in that experience."

April Francia (Class of 2015)
Attorney at the law office of Robert H. Montgomery, III, Esq, P.C.

Where will Political Science take me?

A degree in political science will open doors for you to pursue graduate studies or to begin your career in such fields as government, sales & marketing, strategic communications, foreign service, military intelligence, journalism, legal profession, higher education, public relations, human resources, public administration, business, public policy, and non-profit administration.

Whether you want to be an attorney, F.B.I agent, State Department official, journalist, marketing professional, professor or something else entirely – a degree in political science will prepare you to take the lead in any path you choose. Read more about what you can do with a political science degree in . For more information on careers go to or speak with your advisor.

Over the last few years, recent alumni have secured positions at all different levels across a wide range of industries. Some of these positions include:

Government

Special Assistant to the President and Managing Partner at The Asia Group
Political Associate with Shapiro for Governor
Field Organizer for NextGen America
Regional Field Director for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Communications director for U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
District representative at the U.S. House of Representatives for Rita Lowey [NY-17]
Operations Director at the U.S. House of Representatives for Tom Reed [NY-23]
Advance Representative at U.S. Department of the Treasury
Press and Communications Assistant at the U.S. House of Representatives
Program Manager for the United States Navy
Branch Chief of the National Archives Textual Reference Operations
Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lobbyist at Thorsen French Advocacy
Special Projects Coordinator at Office of Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
Data and Metrics Analyst - Office of Human Resources at the National Institutes of Health
Office of Senator Joe Donnelly at United States Senate
Program Director at Defense Strategies Institute

The Legal Profession

Paralegal at New York County District Attorney's Office (2022)
Special Assistant to the Mayor of Scranton (2021)
Paralegal at Zajac & Arias, LLC (2020)
Paralegal at Manhattan Legal Services (2019)
Executive Assistance at Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (2019)
Case Manager at Bergmann & Moore, LLC (2019)
Partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Assistant public defender in Scranton
Supervising Attorney at Friedman Vartolo LLP
Luzerne County Attorney Administrator
Senior-Certified Law Clerk for Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC
Deputy Attorney General for NJ
Managing Attorney Kenneth Vercammen & Assoc Law Office
Trial Attorney at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Associate Attorney at Saavedra Goodwin
Staff Attorney at the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)

Nonprofit Sector

Client Engagement Specialist with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps
President and CEO at Friends of the Poor
Director of Foundations and Corporate Engagement for Catholic Relief Services
Director of the Unaccompanied Children Program, Center on Immigration and Justice, at the VERA Institute of Justice
Centennial Intern at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Director of Education Pioneers-Washington DC
Director of Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Editorial Intern at the Foreign Policy Association
Program Manager at Raising a Reader MA

Business

Shift Assistant Supervisor with Process Technologies & Packaging (2022)
Store Manager with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (2022)
Retail at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (2022)
Operations Assistant at C.R. Strunk Funeral Home (2019)
Compliance Manager for Service at All About Kids (2018)
Associate Research Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Credentials Analyst at The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Analyst at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Real estate professional
Account Executive at Millennium Sales & Marketing
Client Human Resources Associate at Trinet-Ambrose
Account Executive at Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications
Global Customer Service Representative at Bloomberg LP
Senior Market Analyst, U.S. Federal Services at The Avascent Group
Senior Vice President for Property Management at Paramount Group, Inc.
Vice President at CCS Fundraising
Learning Solutions Consultant at Gallup
Installations Project Coordinator at Bloomberg LP
Environmental Health and Safety at West Fraser Timber
Account Executive at Katz Media

Education

Teacher with Alliance for Catholic Education (Post-Graduate Service Opportunity) (2018)
Special Education Teaching Fellow (2018)
Professor of Political Science at the �Ӱ�ԭ�� of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield �Ӱ�ԭ��, now at the �Ӱ�ԭ�� of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Director of Government and Community Relations at Pace �Ӱ�ԭ��
Social Studies Teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools
Teacher at Salisbury Senior High School
Teacher at Abington Heights School District
Advancement Associate at Loyola School in New York City
Program Manager in the Office of Specialized Instruction at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
Assistant Director, Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) Project, African Sisters Education Collaborative
Special Education English Teacher in Philadelphia

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