PhD in Sociology
Join a doctoral program nationally renowned for applied curriculum, innovative research, and superior advising..
The PhD in Sociology at UMass Amherst allows you to collaborate with accomplished faculty on research and publications, becoming part of an active and diverse graduate student body in a large public university.
You'll join a highly engaged academic culture with a number of research clusters investigating areas including gender, sexuality, and families; race, immigration, and citizenship; culture, identity, and social psychology; and crime, law, and deviance.
UMass Amherst places strong emphasis on public sociology that speaks to public issues and informs policy, community work, and activism. Our graduate students advocate for policy changes, work with communities, complete research often cited in the media, and see their research make a difference in the world.
With strong support for pedagogical and professional development, you'll find many ways to foster your teaching skills. These opportunities include hearing from experienced teachers in the first-year Proseminar, taking our required Teaching Sociology course, forming relationships with teaching mentors, and engaging in a workshop for first-time instructors.
Related offerings
Students interested in our PhD in Sociology may also be interested in these other offerings.
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Online)
- Minor in Sociology
- Certificate in Criminology & the Criminal Justice System
- Certificate in Population Studies
- Certificate in Social Research Analysis
- Certificate in Social Work & Social Welfare
Investigate human interactions from the micro to the macro: between individuals, within the family and workplace, as a society, and among global systems.
- Department of Sociology
- Become a Sociology Major
- Graduate Admission Requirements
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Amber smith.
Research Interests: Social Determinants of Health; Medical Sociology; Maternal & Reproductive Health; Reproduction; Inequality and Health Disparities; Demography; Social Network Analysis; Quantitative and Mixed Methods
Amber Smith is a PhD student in...
Sydney Sauer
Research Interests: Cultural sociology, political belief systems, micro-macro linkage, mixed methods, computational social science
Sydney Sauer is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology. Her research focuses on culture and cognition, with a...
Research Interests: Political sociology, digital media, Chinese studies, computational methods\
Rui Chen is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. Rui is interested in the conceptual differences across entities, specifically the patterns of ideological...
Christopher Michael Muller
(Sociology, November 2014) Thesis Title: Historical Origins of Racial Inequality in Incarceration in the United States Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Christopher Winship, Orlando Patterson, and Robert J. Sampson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
(Sociology, May 2023) Thesis Title: Rethinking Polarization: A Multilevel Approach to the Study of Mass Political Disagreement Committee: Bart Bonikowski (Chair, New York University), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Jason Beckfield Current Position: Data ...
Hannah Craig
Research Interests: Crime and Punishment, Political Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Public Policy, Public Opinion
Hannah Craig is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard. Originally from the metro Detroit area, she received her BA with high honors in...
Major Eason
Research Interests: Environmental Inequality, Residential Segregation, Stratification, Social Movements, Demography, Mixed Methods
Major Eason is a PhD student in Sociology. His research interests are broadly centered around environmental justice and...
Hannah Castner
Research Interests: Education, cultural sociology, stratification and inequality, computational and mixed methods
Hannah Castner is a PhD student in sociology and a Presidential Scholar at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
Research Interests: Work and organizations; Inequality and stratification; Labor movements; Digitally mediated labor; Science and technology studies; Mixed methods
Nayun Eom is a doctoral student in Sociology. She is broadly interested in how social...
Sinn Won Han
(Sociology, November 2022) Thesis Title: The Normative Foundations of Postindustrial Fertility Variation Committee: Mary C. Brinton (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Joscha Legewie Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Associate, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public...
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