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[quote=Anonymous]I wanted to post about this on here as well in the job forum regarding IR grad school/jobs but this thread is specifically about Chicago's CIR MA program.

How good is it and how well does it place in DC in terms of employment?

Foreign Policy mag seems to rate it around 10th (well below Georgetown and SAIS and below GW-Elliot and American).

I've worked a couple of years in DC and have run into many grads of various UG and MA IR institutions, and while I have come across Chicago UG alums and Booth alums, I've never come across an IR Master's alum from Chicago.

For instance supposedly SAIS is a big target feeder for World Bank positions and other positions that are looking for a cross between IR and Economics. The ranking and location helps as well I'm sure.

I can get some perspective on gradcafe and other admissions type forums but I wanted a more DC-centric perspective.

What attracts me to Chicago's program is the price (due to the compressed and focused length of the program) and time it would take to finish. The Chicago name is attractive as well, though I know for grad school, program strength counts for much more than overall school strength (an example would be Yale MBA). Another positive for me is the non-DC location. While I probably would want to come back to work in this town, if I have an opportunity to get out (for instance school), I want to take advantage of that.

The downsides seem to be the ranking relative to other schools and the non-DC location in terms of access to recruiting/networking.

Thoughts? I know a few in the IR community have commented on threads in this forum when others have asked about their children's UG choices so I was hoping to tap into their experiences/opinions as well as anyone else that would like to share.

Thanks.
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