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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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Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Sociology: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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RUB
Public

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
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UD
Public

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
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UN
Public

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,393
Retention
86%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
5,538
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WSU
Public

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
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KSU
Public

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,295
Retention
86%
Programs
200
Awards 2024-25
5,644
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UA
Public

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,560
Retention
83%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
4,989
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Sociology: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,205
Retention
87%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
1,608
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UA
Public

Sociology
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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UA
Public

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Sociology
PhD

Students
40,846
Retention
89%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
9,584
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BYU
Private nonprofit

Sociology
PhD

Students
35,873
Retention
91%
Programs
213
Awards 2024-25
8,076
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Sociology
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Sociology
PhD

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Sociology
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Sociology
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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