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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Sociology

122 U.S. colleges and universities offer Sociology at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 55 Associate 224 Bachelor 938 Master 224 PhD 122

Most schools offering it: California (180), Texas (77), New York (76), Pennsylvania (63), Ohio (49), Massachusetts (45)

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UW
Public

Sociology: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Sociology: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Sociology: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Sociology: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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GMU
Public

Sociology: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
39,766
Retention
86%
Programs
196
Awards 2024-25
11,076
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UCB
Public

Sociology: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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UC
Public

Sociology: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Sociology: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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NU
Private nonprofit

Sociology: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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UND
Private nonprofit

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Sociology: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,042
Retention
99%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
3,806
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Sociology: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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UO
Public

Sociology: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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WVU
Public

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Sociology: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,643
Retention
83%
Programs
170
Awards 2024-25
6,060
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IU
Public

Sociology: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
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