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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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Showing 25–48 of 122 schools

PSU
Public

Sociology: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
19,951
Retention
76%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
5,535
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Sociology: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

Sociology: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
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TWU
Public

Sociology: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,361
Retention
70%
Programs
79
Awards 2024-25
4,105
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UMA
Public

Sociology: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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GSU
Public

Sociology: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Sociology: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Sociology: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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UG
Public

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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NU
Private nonprofit

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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KSU
Public

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
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SU
Private nonprofit

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
22,589
Retention
90%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
6,875
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EU
Private nonprofit

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,175
Retention
96%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,053
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RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Sociology: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
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