UNL's already excellent placement record has been surging in recent years, as our national reputation continues to grow!
American Politics and Public Policy
| Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
| Stephen Schneider | Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University | Hibbing | 2019 |
| Jonathan Jackson | Instructor, Louisburg College; Elections Policy Fellow, Civitas Institute | Theiss-Morse | 2018 |
| Frank Gonzalez | Assistant Professor, University of Arizona | Theiss-Morse | 2017 |
| John Peterson | Assistant Professor, Palo Alto College | Hibbing | 2017 |
| Melissa Trueblood | Economic Development Research Manager at Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Theiss-Morse |
2016 |
| Jayme Neiman | Assistant Professor, Northern Iowa | Smith | 2014 |
| Marty Nader | Assistant Professor, Nebraska Wesleyan | Theiss-Morse | 2014 |
| Mike Gruszyzynski | Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University | Hibbing | 2013 |
| Amanda Friesen (Balzer) | Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University | Smith | 2012 |
| Eric Whitaker | Research Analyst, State of WA Joint Legislative Audit and Review Comm. | Theiss-Morse | 2012 |
| Douglas Oxley | Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming | Smith | 2010 |
| Wendy Hind | Assistant Professor, Doane College | Theiss-Morse | 2009 |
| Mitchel N. Herian | Public Policy Analyst, UNL Public Policy Center | Smith | 2008 |
| Shih Yi Chou | Assistant Professor, Tunghai University, Taiwan | Hibbing | 2008 |
| Peter K. Hatemi | Associate Professor, Penn State University | Hibbing | 2007 |
| Rebecca J. Hannagan | Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University | Smith | 2006 |
| Christopher W. Larimer | Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa | Hibbing | 2006 |
| John A. Sautter | U.S. Marine Corps, JAG Officer | Smith | 2005 |
| Laura L. Ebke | President, Nebraska Campaign for Liberty | Theiss-Morse | 2005 |
| Mark M. Springer | Assistant Professor, University of Mary | Hibbing | 2004 |
| Christine C. Pappas | Professor and Chair, East Central University | Combs | 2002 |
| Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker | Associate Professor, Mankato State University | Smith | 2002 |
| James T. Smith | Adjunct Faculty, San Diego State University | Hibbing | 2002 |
| Charlyne R. Berens | Professor, UNL College of Journalism | Humes | 2000 |
Comparative Politics and International Relations
| Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
| Dennis Crawford | STRATCOM, Airforce | Miller | 2019 |
| Matthew Eberhart | Director, Commander Initiatives Group, NORTHCOM Combatant Commander | Miller | 2019 |
| Aaron Hansen | United States Government | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
| Jeonghyeon Kim | Visiting Researcher, Human Rights Research and Education Center, University of Ottawa | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
| Julia Reilly | Outreach Coordinator, Forsythe Family Program on HRHA; Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
| Yue Zoe | Senior Program Evaluator, Office of the Legislator Auditor, State of Minnesota | McMahon | 2019 |
| Marxen W. Kyriss | Chief, Deterrence Policy, USSTRATCOM | McMahon | 2018 |
| Joseph A. McCarthy | Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Miller | 2018 |
| Alex Kroeger | Assistant Professor, Texas State University-San Marcos | Miller | 2017 |
| Kate Hunt | Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University, TN | Kohen | 2016 |
| Nate Munier | Assistant Professor, American University of Afghanistan, Kabul | Miller | 2016 |
| Michelle Black | Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, Omaha | McMahon | 2016 |
| Matthew A. Morehouse | Data Analyst, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Miller | 2015 |
| Randy Bowdish | Assistant Professor, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO | Miller | 2013 |
| Jonathan Trexel | Science Applications International Corporation | Miller | 2013 |
| Jake Wobig | Assistant Professor, Wingate University | Miller | 2013 |
| Daniel Braaten | Assistant Professor, Texas Lutheran | Rapkin | 2012 |
| Tina Zappile | Assistant Professor, Richard Stockton College | Rapkin | 2011 |
| Evan Renfro | Fleet Professor, US Naval War College | McMahon | 2011 |
| Tyler R. White | Undergraduate Advisor/Lecturer, U of Nebraska-Lincoln | McMahon | 2010 |
| Gang-hoon Kim | Senior Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Theiss-Morse | 2009 |
| Ufuk K. Ergin | Assistant to Secretariat General for the EU in Turkey | Hibbing | 2007 |
| Levente Littvay | Assistant Professor, Central European University | Wedeman | 2006 |
| Eric A. Heinze | Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma | Forsythe | 2005 |
| Phillip J. LaSala | Faculty, American Military University | Rapkin | 2003 |
| Safia N. Swimelar | Assistant Professor, Elon University | Forsythe | 2003 |
| Cameron Otopalik | Adjunct Professor, Central Washington University | Forsythe | 2000 |
Political Theory
| Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
| Laura Roost | Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University | Kohen | 2014 |
| Barbara Flanagan | Associate Professor, Central Washington University | Spinner-Halev | 2003 |