425 PhD programmes in Sociology

Embark with SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities' Sociology, Political Science, and Public Administration doctoral program.

The Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families Research Group in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care from The Open University UK brings together academics and research students conducting social, sociological and critical psychological research into children's and young people's lives and policy/practice applications.

The Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work PhD from University of Brighton brings you to an established research environment rich in achievement and ambition with impactful social change at the heart of the knowledge exchange agenda.

Welcome to Sorbonne University's Interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy program. Immerse yourself in a transformative academic journey at one of the world's renowned institutions for higher learning. Sorbonne University invites you to explore the boundless possibilities of research and innovation through our interdisciplinary doctoral program.

Conduct pioneering sociological research in a globally renowned department. Learn more at the Sociology programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Ph.D. program in Sociology at Baylor University is collegial, rigorous, and supportive.  A defining feature of the program is mentorship. 

The PhD programme in Demography and Population Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers an interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research in demography and population studies.

The Graduate Program in Sociology at the University of Maryland is designed for students seeking a Ph.D. degree.

The graduate program in Sociology at Pennsylvania State University offers advanced education for students who intend to pursue academic careers in sociology or who aspire to nonacademic research positions.

The Sociology programme at University of Essex develops sociological research skills through integrated training and global thematic expertise across key social issues.

The Sociology programme from Bahçeşehir University (BAU) examines social behavior, institutions, and structures from a scientific perspective.

The Migration Studies course at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon opens up a wide range of possibilities for action in the most varied domains of the social sciences. 

The Sociology program from the University of Zurich requires participants to conduct independent research, write a PhD thesis, and to perform coursework. 

The Rice University Sociology doctoral program prepares students to be sociologists of the highest quality, able to conduct cutting edge research and to teach with excellence.

The Sociology department’s primary educational goal is to train first-class sociology PhDs. The sociology graduate experience at Johns Hopkins University is best characterized as a research apprenticeship – a careful blend of formal instruction, faculty-directed individual study, and supervised yet self-initiated research.

Research in Sociology at Kent covers a range of areas, including social and critical theory, social movements, globalisation and everyday life, cities and space, media and technology, class, ‘race’ and ethnicity, gender, work, visual sociology, the welfare state, risk and society, violence, NGOs and organisations, and social aspects of the body.

The Sociology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University investigates social structures, identities, inequalities, migration, culture, and contemporary social issues through advanced sociological research and critical analysis.

We offer supervision in Refugee Care at University of Essex, allowing you to undertake research that introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspectives to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.

The Sociology - Population Dynamics option at McGill University: provides graduate training in demographic methods (including life table analyses) and enhance students’ knowledge of critical population issues. 

The Human Geography programme from University of Lincoln offers the opportunity to work at doctoral level alongside academics whose research has been internationally recognised.