I was a PhD student at the University of Missouri in political science. At the time, they said they had a 100% placement rate. They have since changed their website.
They admit too many PhD students than they can mentor, they put Master's students in PhD classes, and provide poorly led seminars and coursework.
They cannot teach statistical research, better would be to take something form the psych or stats dept. What they consider graduate research is nothing but sophomore level undergraduate research.
The faculty plays games with the graduate students, and if you have professors who do not like each other on your PhD committee you will never get your degree.
Political science is known as a department where professors exchange sex for grades. There were 3 professors who did this, one has retired. Undergrads who complain are harssed until they withdraw the complaint and Jesse hall does nothing. Forget about getting the state of Missouri to do anything.
There is a high turnover of faculty and you will probably have a chair or other faculty members leave after comps and while doing research.
You will get screwed by your committee after doing comps, assuming you get that far. Research is changed, they decide you need to do another topic (its not your PhD topic), they don't like your research design while you're writing youre dissertation. They also will waste semesters while you wair for them to do anything. Also, if you get a PhD, they will do nothing to help you get a job.
Most graduates end up working for the state of Missouri, not in academia.
Avoid this place.
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