The following organizations have employed students and graduates from JMU's Department of Political Science. This list reflects the broad career pathways available to students, spanning government, law, business, media, technology, and the nonprofit sector.
- BlueLabs
- Blue Wave
- Bluestone Strategies and Consulting Group
- Bully Pulpit Interactive
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Democratic National Committee
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- National Republican Congressional Committee
- National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Republican National Committee
- Targeted Victory
- Boeing
- Capital One
- CarMax
- Ginkgo Bioworks
- Johnson and Johnson
- JPMorgan Chase
- Morgan Stanley
- Nucor
- ORB International
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- Harrisonburg City Schools
- Harvard Law School
- Indiana University
- James Madison Center for Civic Engagement
- James Madison University
- Liberty University School of Law
- Radford University
- San Diego Mesa College
- University of California
- University of Texas
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Tech University
- Western Colorado State University
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Commerce
- Department of War (defense)
- Department of Energy
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Navy
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Fannie Mae
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Freddie Mac
- General Services Administration
- Government Accountability Office
- Internal Revenue Service
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- National Institute of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Management and Budget
- Peace Corps
- U.S. Embassy London
- U.S. European Command
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency
- U.S. Trade Representative
- The White House
- Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
- Circuit Court of Loudoun County
- City of Alexandria
- City of Harrisonburg
- City of Newport News
- City of Richmond
- City of Virginia Beach
- Fairfax County Government
- Loudoun County Government
- Mayor of Richmond (Dr. Danny Avula)
- Rockingham County
- Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
- Town of New Market
- Town of Stratford, CT
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Confluence of States
- Delaware Department of Education
- State of Connecticut
- Virginia Department of Planning and Budget
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates Appropriations Committee
- Virginia Retirement System Virginia Senate
- Anduril Industries
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- CACI International
- Chemonics International
- Deloitte
- Eagle Hill Consulting
- Forge Group
- FTI Consulting
- Gartner
- General Dynamics
- Guidehouse
- Insight Global
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
- Leidos
- Northrup Grumman
- PAX Strategies
- PwC
- Saronic Technologies
- Systems Planning and Analysis
- Alpine Group
- Applied Policy
- Atlas Crossing
- Fisher Phillips
- Forbes Tate Partners
- Chartwell Strategy Group
- Gentry Locke Consulting
- Herald Group
- Kemper Consulting
- Matt Benedetti & Associates
- Mehlman Consulting
- Michael Best Strategies
- McGuireWoods
- Red+Blue Strategies
- S-3 Group
- Seneca Strategies
- Seven Hills Strategy Group
- Stateside Associates
- Tiber Creek Group
- Venn Strategies
- Vogel Group
- DLA Piper
- Hogan Lovells
- Liles Parker
- Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
- Peters Immigration Law
- Sands Anderson
- Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
- Williams Mullen
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Decision Desk HQ
- Energy Intelligence
- MS NOW
- PBS News Hour
- Semafor
- WMUR-TV
- Advocates for Community Health
- Affordable Homes and Communities
- ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
- American Council on Renewable Energy
- BSR
- Center for Justice Innovation
- Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund
- Democracy Security Project
- Enterprise Community Partners
- First Shift Justice
- FS-ISAC
- Genocide Watch
- Guggenheim Museum of Art
- HALO Trust
- Hispanic Federation
- Intelligence and National Security Alliance
- International Organization for Migration
- Jobs for the Future
- League of Conservation Voters
- Marshall Legacy Institute
- Namati
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Geographic Society
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Nature Conservancy
- Neighborhood Funders Group
- ONE Campaign
- Operation Smile
- Potential Energy Coalition
- Resources for the Future
- Rising for Justice
- Soccer Without Borders
- Stand Together
- Strategies for International Development
- Virginia Civic Engagement Table
- Virginia Poverty Law Center
- YWCA USA
- American Enterprise Institute
- Center for European Policy Analysis
- Institute for the Study of War
- National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
- No Labels
- Observer Research Foundation America
- Third Way
- World Bank Group
- American Civil Liberties Union
- National Education Association
- National Rifle Association
- Planned Parenthood of Virginia
- Applecart
- CRAFT Media | Digital
- FGS Global
- Hilltop Public Solutions
- Purple Strategies
- Signal Group
- VOX Global
- Amazon
- Draper
- eBay
- HP
- Meta
- Microsoft
- PayPal
- Scale AI
- Snap
- Spotify
- Yahoo
- ADVION
- Aerospace Industries Association
- Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
- American Dental Association
- American Gaming Association
- American Hospital Association
- Association of American Publishers
- Association of Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
- Consumer Technology Association
- Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.
- Entertainment Software Association
- ESOP Association
- Fusion Industry Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- Managed Funds Association
- National Affordable Housing Management Association
- National Association of Broadcasters
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Association of REALTORS
- National Association of State Energy Officials
- National Association of Wholesaler Distributors
- National Grain and Feed Association
- U.S. Beet Sugar Association
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Council for International Business
- U.S. Travel Association
- Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Judiciary Committee
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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