Overview

The Department of Sociology at Emory University is a vigorous intellectual community that offers a doctoral program designed to prepare students for academic and research careers.

Features

Our program has the following salient features:

Five years of Graduate School funding supplemented by Professional Development Support funds
Extensive teacher training as part of the LGS TATTO program, including a special departmental seminar and independent teaching opportunities
Preparation for careers within and beyond academia
A strong tradition of faculty mentoring and a low student-faculty ratio
An active and supportive graduate student culture, which includes the Coalition of Graduate Sociologists (COGS)
High-level student scholarship, reflected in publications in top generalist and specialist journals
A new dual degree program in Sociology and Public Health
Formal ties between our faculty and other units on campus

Programme Structure

While our faculty cover a wide range of topics in their research and teaching, our collective interests cohere around the following four topics:

Culture: collective memory; cultural foundations of inequality; gender and racial ideologies; media production and consumpton; textual analysis; etc.
Health: social determinants of health; health inequalities; mental health and illness; religion and public health; etc.
Social Inequality: race, class, and ethnicity; inequality as related to education, health, work and occupations; etc.
Social Psychology: interpersonal and group processes; social structure and personality; status and power; justice; racial attitudes; legitimacy; identity formation; emotions; etc.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Sociology View 139 other PhDs in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A complete application must include these elements:

Transcripts - As part of the online application, upload a scanned transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended, present school included.
Statement of Purpose
Resume/CV
Letters of Recommendation - We require three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic performance. You may submit one additional letter.
$75 Application Fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year
Out-of-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

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