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420 Full-time PhD programmes in Sociology
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide Feminism, Law and Gender
This Feminism, Law and Gender research cluster at The Open University UK provides an intellectual and collaborative space for academics, visiting researchers and PhD students interested in gender-focused and feminist analysis of the law.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$17,102/yr
Jagiellonian University4,3(73)
Kraków, Poland Top 6% in Worldwide Society of the Future
Graduates of the Interdisciplinary PhD Programme Society of the Future at the Jagiellonian University will have specialist knowledge in the field of more than one scientific discipline in the field of social sciences.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of South Carolina3,7(7)
Columbia, United States Top 6% in Worldwide Sociology
Choosing Sociology at the University of South Carolina for your postgraduate studies opens up a range of career prospects from research or education to communications or government service, and much more in the public and private sectors.
Ph.D. On-campus
10 years$29,760/yr
Abertay University3,9(95)
Dundee, United Kingdom Sociology
Sociology’s postgraduate culture centres on students completing a PhD. Abertay University has been a key partner in a number of large European grants specifically examining the interaction between technology, society and social innovation, as well as exploring social network dynamics for collective awareness.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$18,508/yr
Hong Kong Shue Yan University3,5(2)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Sociology
The Sociology programme offered by Hong Kong Shue Yan University provides interdisciplinary research training with a focus on Chinese societies and social issues.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$8,803/yr
University of Cape Town4,2(164)
Cape Town, South Africa Top 3% in Worldwide Industrial Sociology
PhDs are offered in Sociology or Industrial Sociology at University of Cape Town. Our PhDs are by research only (although sometimes we will ask or require PhD students to take specific Masters- or Honours-level courses to improve their skills in relevant fields).
Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$1,649/yr
University of Hawaii at Manoa4,1(18)
Honolulu, United States Top 6% in Worldwide Sociology
The PhD Sociology program at University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to give students systematic exposure to qualitative and quantitative theories and methods of social research.
Ph.D. On-campus
7 years$44,864/yr
Purdue University4,5(33)
West Lafayette, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Sociology
Our Sociology program at Purdue University prepares students to become researchers, scholars, and teachers through a well-balanced curriculum comprising theory and methods that enable students to conduct sociological research at the forefront of the field.
Ph.D. On-campus
$28,794/yr
Lingnan University4,0(8)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Top 20% in Worldwide Sociology and Social Policy
The Sociology and Social Policy programme offered by Lingnan University develops advanced research expertisethrough interdisciplinary analysis of social issues, inequality, and public policy.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$11,993/yr
University of Delaware4,1(39)
Newark, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Human Development and Family Sciences
The Ph.D. program in Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware is designed to prepare the next generation of scholars for positions as researchers, professors, and leaders in early childhood, human development, family sciences, human services and related fields.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$16,070/yr
University of Maryland4,0(16)
College Park, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Maternal and Child Health
This program at the University of Maryland equips students to address Maternal and Child Health issues at both the family and population levels. It is unique in its focus on the whole family system and family health policy.
Ph.D. On-campus
9 years$11,685/yr
University of Vienna4,0(82)
Vienna, Austria Top 2% in Worldwide Social Sciences
The doctoral programme in Social Sciences at the University of Vienna serves to prepare doctoral candidates for academic work in their field of doctoral research as well as to educate and promote early stage researchers. University of Vienna offers the Social Sciences programme.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$1,689/yr
The University of Milan4,2(191)
Milano, Italy Top 3% in Worldwide Economic Sociology, Organization, and Labor
The University of Milan takes pride in presenting the Economic Sociology, Organization, and Labor doctoral program, a distinguished academic venture that delves into the intricate relationships between economics, sociology, organizational dynamics, and labor studies.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsFree
London School of Economics and Political Science4,3(73)
London, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Gender
Develop an in-depth understanding of gender theory, epistemology and methodology, while preparing for a career in academia or policy research. Learn more at the Gender programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$34,055/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Sociology
Sociology students from The University of Manchester are supervised by a member of staff who is an expert in their area of research or co-supervised with another supervisor if other areas of expertise are required.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$28,940/yr
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies3,0(2)
Genève, Switzerland Anthropology and Sociology
Anthropology and Sociology from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies aims to provide students with theoretical perspectives and methodological tools to explore the social and cultural systems that influence, and are influenced by, policy interventions, especially – but not exclusively – in the field of development and international affairs.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$3,680/yr
Birkbeck, University of London4,2(39)
London, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide Psychosocial Studies
The Psychosocial Studies programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports theoretical and applied enquiry within an interdisciplinary field drawing on perspectives from anthropology, sociology, gender and sexuality studies, cultural and postcolonial studies, education studies, critical psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
European University Institute (EUI)4,5(43)
Florence, Italy Political and Social Sciences
In the Political and Social Sciences programme offered at European University Institute (EUI) researchers will study the important issues of our time that social science can uniquely address, with PhD opportunities across politics and comparative politics, political theory, international relations, and sociology.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Delaware4,1(39)
Newark, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Sociology
The primary focus of the Sociology program at the University of Delaware is the preparation of members of the next generation of sociologists and criminologists by emphasizing systematic training in theory and research methodology as well as teaching.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$8,035/yr
Washington State University4,5(33)
Pullman, United States Top 6% in Worldwide Prevention Science
The Prevention Science Graduate Program at Washington State University provides training opportunities at the doctoral level for students interested in developing expertise in the study of individuals and families and in the development and evaluation of prevention programs.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$15,109/yr