Overview

The Ph.D. program pin Sociology at Pennsylvania State University rovides training in general social theory, research methodology, statistics, and a number of traditional and developing substantive specialties.

Features

We offer our students:

Strong Mentoring, by pairing students with faculty advisers and directing professors, who guide students’ intellectual development, help them make informed career decisions, and educate them in professionalism, ethical practice, and the importance of service.
Research Experience, through faculty-student collaborations that allow them to learn the research process—from developing initial ideas to reading page proofs when those ideas culminate in co-authored papers.
Secure Funding, by offering research assistantships and competitive fellowships that allow students to focus on their studies. Both academic year and summer funding is provided.
An Exciting Intellectual Environment, with more than 40 faculty who offer a wide range of seminars, have research expertise in wide range of areas, and provide methodological advice across a variety of analytic approaches.
A Safe And Easy-To-Navigate Community, with good public transportation, beautiful vistas, sustainability-minded development, and a commitment to diversity, service, and mutual respect.
Student Accomplishments that grow as cohorts move through the program. Out students earn fellowships and scholarships, write award- winning papers and award-winning dissertations, are elected to positions in national associations, receive summer internships, and publish regularly.
A Strong Record of successful graduates who move into prestigious post-docs, tenure-track faculty positions, and positions in highly-respected non-Academic settings, including Census, Facebook, and AID.

Programme Structure

The major area may be selected from the department’s primary Ph.D. program strengths:

demography (including health and immigration)
family, life course, and aging
criminology
stratification and inequality
sociology of education
urban and community studies
quantitative methods

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

13 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Sociology View 139 other PhDs in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Selection is based on:

undergraduate grades (and where applicable, record of previous graduate work);
letters of recommendation;
statement of purpose;
areas of interest, and career goals;
a sample of written work, such as a term paper; and
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) verbal, quantitative, and writing scores.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

25350 USD / full

≈ 25350 USD / full
Out-of-State

25350 USD / full

≈ 25350 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14066 USD / full

≈ 14066 USD / full

Living costs

University Park

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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