Graduate Programs

The Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology provides training for academic and non-academic careers. The department is a vibrant intellectual space, centered in the multiple research projects of our faculty members and students. We specialize in the study of social inequality, specifically in the areas of community and urban sociology, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, and gender and class. We encourage prospective graduate students interested in these issues to join us.  

Completed applications for admission and to be considered for funding (tuition scholarship, health care premium, and living stipend) must be received by January 15th for admission to graduate study for that year's fall semester. For students who have their own funding sources, applications will be reviewed until April 1. If you would like to submit an electronic application for the Sociology PhD Program, visit the UC Graduate School link above. Before you apply, please carefully review the information linked in the  "Application Information” section and the PhD Guide to Graduate Studies document above.

Recent PhDs

The Master of Arts of Sociology is primarily designed for students for whom the master's is the final degree, but it also serves students who are preparing for a doctoral program. Training and coursework reflects the deparment faculty's interestes in social inequality. More specifically, our faculty focus on community and urban sociology, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, and gender and sexuality. 

Completed applications for admissions must be received by April 1 for fall semester. If you would like to submit an electronic application for the Sociology MA Program, visit the UC Graduate School link above. Before you apply, please carefully review the information linked in the "Application Information” section and the MA Guide to Graduate Studies document above. Note that there is no funding available for the MA program.

• UC Graduate College
• Graduate Deadlines
• Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Information
• Sociology Lyceum
• Graduate Student Government

• Charles Phelps Taft Research Center
• The Cincinnati Project
• Institutional Review Board
• CET&L
• Preparing Future Faculty

• American Sociological Association 
• Association of Black Sociologists
• Eastern Sociological Society
• Midwest Sociological Society
• National Women's Studies Association
• North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
• North Central Sociological Association
• Pacific Sociological Association
• Population Association of America
• Popular Culture Association
• Society for the Study of Social Problems
• Sociologists for Women in Society
• Southern Sociological Society