Humanities & Social SciencesCIP 45.1101

Sociology

The study of societies, institutions and group behavior, with a strong grounding in research methods and statistics. NCES CIP 45.1101 "Sociology, General".

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Sociologist

Master's Degree$61K–$169K

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University of Lynchburg

Private University

Lynchburg, VA

University of Alabama

Public University

Tuscaloosa, AL · $12,180/yr · 80% admit

Hampton University

Private University

Hampton, VA · $30,592/yr · 46% admit

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Private University

Rochester, NY · $59,274/yr · 67% admit

College of Staten Island CUNY

Public University

Staten Island, NY · $7,490/yr

Harvard University

Private University

Cambridge, MA · $61,676/yr · 3% admit

Yale University

Private University

New Haven, CT · $67,250/yr · 5% admit

Princeton University

Private University

Princeton, NJ · $62,688/yr · 6% admit

Columbia University

Private University

New York City, NY · $71,845/yr · 4% admit

University of Pennsylvania

Private University

Philadelphia, PA · $68,686/yr · 7% admit

Duke University

Private University

Durham, NC · $68,758/yr · 6% admit

Vanderbilt University

Private University

Nashville, TN · $67,498/yr · 7% admit

Washington University in St. Louis

Private University

St. Louis, MO · $65,790/yr · 12% admit

Howard University

Private University

Washington DC, DC · $35,810/yr · 53% admit

Spelman College

Private University

Atlanta, GA · $31,556/yr · 28% admit

Morehouse College

Private University

Atlanta, GA · $32,893/yr · 60% admit

University of Michigan

Public University

Ann Arbor, MI · $17,736/yr · 18% admit

University of California Los Angeles

Public University

Los Angeles, CA · $15,203/yr · 9% admit

University of Texas at Austin

Public University

Austin, TX · $11,688/yr · 31% admit

University of Florida

Public University

Gainesville, FL · $6,381/yr · 23% admit

Ohio State University

Public University

Columbus, OH · $13,244/yr · 53% admit

University of Maryland

Public University

College Park, MD · $11,809/yr · 45% admit

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public University

Madison, WI · $11,603/yr · 49% admit

University of Washington

Public University

Seattle, WA · $12,973/yr · 48% admit

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public University

Urbana, IL · $16,004/yr · 45% admit

University of Virginia

Public University

Charlottesville, VA · $21,803/yr · 19% admit

North Carolina State University

Public University

Raleigh, NC · $8,799/yr · 47% admit

Indiana University Bloomington

Public University

Bloomington, IN · $12,144/yr · 82% admit

Florida A&M University

Public University

Tallahassee, FL · $5,785/yr · 33% admit

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Public University

Knoxville, TN · $13,812/yr · 68% admit

Arizona State University

Public University

Tempe, AZ · $12,223/yr · 90% admit

Santa Monica College

Community College

Santa Monica, CA · $1,156/yr

Stanford University

Private University

Stanford, CA · $65,910/yr · 4% admit

University of Chicago

Private University

Chicago, IL · $70,662/yr · 5% admit

Northwestern University

Private University

Evanston, IL · $68,322/yr · 7% admit

Rice University

Private University

Houston, TX · $64,144/yr · 9% admit

Dartmouth College

Private University

Hanover, NH · $68,268/yr · 6% admit

Brown University

Private University

Providence, RI · $71,412/yr · 5% admit

Cornell University

Private University

Ithaca, NY · $69,314/yr · 8% admit

Emory University

Private University

Atlanta, GA · $64,280/yr · 11% admit

Tufts University

Private University

Boston, MA · $70,704/yr · 10% admit

Boston University

Private University

Boston, MA · $68,102/yr · 14% admit

Georgetown University

Private University

Washington DC, DC · $68,017/yr · 12% admit

University of Southern California

Private University

Los Angeles, CA · $72,097/yr · 12% admit

University of Colorado Boulder

Public University

Boulder, CO · $15,666/yr · 81% admit

University of Oregon

Public University

Eugene, OR · $16,137/yr · 86% admit

University of Utah

Public University

Salt Lake City, UT · $9,620/yr · 89% admit

University of Iowa

Public University

Iowa City, IA · $11,283/yr · 86% admit

University of Kansas

Public University

Lawrence, KS · $12,102/yr · 88% admit

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Public University

Lincoln, NE · $10,434/yr · 79% admit

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Field of Study

Humanities & Social Sciences

CIP Code

45.1101

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