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If you’re looking to go to a school for political science, you are probably looking to go to the best. Unlike most other majors, a political science degree usually either leads to grad school or a career in government or law. Because of this, it is especially important to come out of a top program.

College Crunch has just unveiled it’s rankings list for the best political science programs. We’ve included the top 5.

1. Harvard University
2. University of California Berkeley
3. Yale University
4. University of Michigan
5. Stanford University

See the rest of College Crunch’s list of Top 15 Colleges for Political Science Majors In 2009

Forbes has ranked America’s Best Colleges. At the very top of the list there is a school that many might be surprised to see, but really they made an excellent choice. Here’s the top 10 of the Forbes rankings with a link to full rankings if you’re interested:

1. United States Military Academy
2. Princeton University
3. California Institute of Technology
4. Williams College
5. Harvard University
6. Wellesley College
7. United States Air Force Academy
8. Amherst College
9. Yale University
10. Stanford University

Click here for the complete Forbes list

One of the great things about higher education is the culture that forms around it. The atmosphere is unmistakable. Art and recreation opportunities abound. Not to mention coffee houses and pubs with free music.

Many people who have gone to such a college often decide to move near one later in life. They can be magical experiences.

We just came across this great post listing the 5 best college towns from Studenomics called Top College Towns To Consider This Fall. Make sure to visit them for more details, but here’s the list:

1. Amherst, Mass.
2. Berkeley, California
3. Montreal, Quebec
4. Washington, D.C
5. Boston

Although we really believe that Princeton, NJ should be on this list.

This article from MarketWatch discusses strong evidence for why location matters when choosing a college. The best location for college is going to have low cost of living but offer lots of opportunity.

“I’ve talked to hundreds of seniors in college who have told me that they didn’t realize how important college location was until they got to school. But it should be one of the top considerations for students and parents,” said Todd Hoffman, a college researcher and consultant.

The best place to go to college ultimately comes down to personal preferences. Do you need city life to feel happy? Do you need to be near family? What are your post-graduate plans? All of these things should weigh heavily when choosing a college.

Moral of the story: don’t choose a college based on reputation alone. Some of the best colleges are in bad locations which make it harder to get a job after college not to mention contribute to depression (lack of contentment, no access to favorite activities, too cold, too hot, not near family, etc.) during school. the best place for college comes down to your career goals. But you can’t go wrong in choosing a location that offers low cost of living, abundant job opportunities, and high earning potential.

One of my friends attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and when he heard that I run a site on the Best Colleges, he told me I had to write about his alma mater.

According to my friend, West Virginia Wesleyan College has the following benefits:

A top notch faculty that is student-centric.
Not only are the faculty members extremely well educated and smart, but they also teach the joy of learning. They encourage discovery while at the same time challenging you to think deeply.

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When looking for a college or university to go to in order to receive your business degree, it is always nice to have some resources that rank the top schools.   We went around the net collecting many different lists of the best business schools to help you make your decision.

Forbes: The Best Business Schools

Business Week:  Best Bang For Your Buck

College Crunch:  Top Business School Rankings

Yahoo:  The Best Business Schools of 2008

BSJ:  The Top 10 Business Schools

It is fairly well known that women today outnumber men in American colleges. In 2003, there were 1.35 females for every male who graduated from a four-year college and 1.3 females for every male undergraduate. That contrasts with 1960, when there were 1.6 males for every female graduating from a U.S. four-year college and 1.55 males for every female undergraduate. How come this switch?

In The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap (NBER Working Paper No. 12139), authors Claudia Goldin, Lawrence Katz, and Ilyana Kuziemko offer some explanations for the change. In the post-World War II era, they note, the financial return to women of higher education greatly increased. At first, from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, women tended to pursue female-intensive occupations such as teaching and social work after graduation. So, they majored in education, English, and literature, perhaps, and they often aimed at finding suitable mates in college.

The University of Tennessee was founded in 1794 in Knoxville as Blount College; became East Tennessee College in 1807, East Tennessee University in 1840, and the University of Tennessee in 1879. A land-grant university since 1869. It is located in Knoxville,Tennessee.

Knoxville is a great place to live. The climate is perfect. Knoxville has a great nightlife and is a really peaceful calm community with many options as far as living goes. Job opportunities are aplenty as well.