Ph.D. Programs in International Affairs Nearest to Atlanta

Georgia Institute of Technology

• Georgia Institute of Technology, in the heart of downtown Atlanta, offers a Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science and Technology through the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. The program accepts three to five students per year, and specializes in students studying international security, cyber security, information Communications Technology (ICT) and innovation and economic welfare. The average grade point average for admitted students is 3.5 and the average Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score ranges from 1200 to 1240.

  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  781 Marietta St. NW
  Atlanta, GA 30332-0610
  404.894.3195
  inta.gatech.edu

Emory University

• Emory University, located in the Druid Hills neighborhood just northwest of downtown Atlanta, does not offer a strict Ph.D. in International Affairs. However, students pursuing a degree through the Political Science department may specialize in international politics. The department has experts in Southeast Asian politics, the Islamic World and the European Union. The average GRE score for admitted students is 1300.

  The Department of Political Science
  Emory University
  327 Tarbutton Hall
  1555 Dickey Drive
  Atlanta, GA 30322
  404-727-6572
  polisci.emory.edu

Georgia State University

• Georgia State University, in downtown Atlanta only blocks from Georgia Tech, also offers a Ph.D. in Political Science with concentrations in international relations. Students without a master's degree are required to complete 54 hours' course work, plus a minimum of 20 hours of dissertation research. For those entering the program with a master's degree, only 36 hours of course work are required.

  Department of Political Science
  Georgia State University
  38 Peachtree Center Ave., Suite 1005
  Atlanta, GA 30303 - 2514
  404-413-6159
  gsu.edu/~wwwpol/index.html

University of Georgia

• The University of Georgia is located in Athens, a one-hour drive hour northeast of Atlanta. The Department of International Affairs at UGA offers a Ph.D. in International Affairs; students may specialize in either Comparative Politics or International Relations. A high GPA and high GRE scores are required for both acceptance into the program and selection for a graduate assistantship.

  Department of International Affairs
  The University of Georgia
  Third Floor, Candler Hall
  Athens, GA 30602-1492
  706.542.6705
  uga.edu/intl/