Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2 years
Credit Hours:
30
Ask the right questions; find the right answers. Develop innovative solutions to pressing social issues at one of Texas’s best sociology programs.
Our graduate programs are designed to equip students for careers in academia and/or applied sociology. Students have opportunities to work closely with faculty on research projects in areas such as gender, race and ethnicity, globalization studies, urbanization and development, demography, aging, work and organizations, marriage and family, and environmental sociology.
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department of Sociology
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Why Earn a Sociology Master's Degree?

Our students learn to diagnose social issues, identify their causes, and develop effective solutions.

Through in-depth training in sociological theory and its applications, students gain a deeper understanding of how social forces shape organizations, communities, and individuals' lives. Coursework in advanced research methods provides the practical tools to apply these perspectives, generate new knowledge, and develop evidence-based solutions that improve workplaces, communities, and society more broadly.

Students work closely with faculty members across a wide range of teaching and research areas, including:

  • Comparative and global sociology
  • Criminology
  • Culture
  • Demography
  • Environmental sociology
  • Health, illness and aging
  • Marriage and family
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Social inequality and stratification
  • Technology and data science
  • Work and organizations
Marketable Skills
  • Oral and written communication
  • Quantitative and qualitative research design
  • Statistical analysis and interpretation
  • Conduct research literature reviews
  • Empirically-based analytical reasoning

Sociology Master's Degree Highlights

Renowned Faculty

Our award-winning faculty are globally recognized researchers and passionate educators offering cutting-edge instruction on theory and methods across a variety of topics.
Excellent Career Placement

Alumni hold a variety of careers across corporate, public, and academic settings, establishing themselves as leaders in identifying and addressing organizational and social problems.
Social Impact

Research by faculty and students has directly informed public policy on local, state, and national levels.
Engaged Mentorship

Faculty provide one-on-one mentorship to build skills that advance career goals and passions.
Flexible Scheduling

Classes are available in the late afternoon or evening to accommodate work schedules and other personal commitments.
Advanced Research Training

Students gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative research methods, developing valuable analytical skills to investigate complex social issues and generate evidence-based solutions.

What Can You Do With a Sociology Master's Degree?

Our students acquire unique social insight and technical skills that advance their career goals and offer distinctive value to employers. Graduates commonly obtain jobs in organizational, institutional, and/or market research. Others are employed as professors in university settings, or social scientists in public agencies and large corporations. Alumni also work in government agencies, social service organizations, and community-based nonprofits.

Recent job placements include:

    • Data Annotation Specialist at Meta
    • Product Policy Lead for North America at TikTok
    • Quantitative Analyst at Edge Focus Investments
    • Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships at Dallas College
    • Senior Qualitative Insights Analyst at UL Standards & Engagement
    • Social Science Research Analyst at the US Office of Inspector General
    • Tenure Track Professor of Sociology at University of West Alabama
    • Tenure Track Professor of Sociology at McDaniel College

Sociology Master's Degree Courses You Could Take

Research Methods and Design (3hrs)
Research designs; techniques of sampling and scaling; problems of reliability and validity; consideration of appropriate tests of association and significance.
Social Inequalities (3hrs)
Types of stratification; theories of stratification and its function in society; the methodology of stratification studies.
Work and Organizations (3hrs)
Theories of bureaucracy and related types of organizations; interrelationships of formal and informal organizations.
Sociology of Gender (3hrs)
Explores sociological theories of gender. Presents foundational debates in the study of gender.
Introduction to Social Statistics (3hrs)
Probability theory, descriptive statistics, nonparametric statistics and the general linear model, including multiple regression analysis, and their application in sociological research.
Seminar on Race and Ethnicity (3hrs)
Historical and institutional theories of race relations; contemporary forms of racism; and exploration into possible social, institutional and policy solutions to the social problems linked to racism.

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