Overview

Department of Sociology / Department of Sociology is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preliminary written and oral exam, prospectus hearing, final oral defense and dissertation

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

109

Applied

23

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree, transcripts, minimum GPA of 3.0, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 587 TOEFL IBT score: 95

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

77

Total Graduate Students

22%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.19%
Black or African American	5.19%
White or Caucasian	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%
Asian	3.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	3.9%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (54%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 0

Male (17)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Organizations, work, and markets; inequality: race, class, and gender; law, crime and deviance; family and life course; political sociology and social movements
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 267 19th Avenue S, Room 909
Minneapolis, MN  55455
United States

Contact Dr. Elizabeth Boyle
Chair
Email: boyle014@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-4300
Fax: 612-624-7020

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