Applying to the Sociology Graduate Program

Our program is a PhD degree granting program in which students earn an MS degree along the way. Applications who have already completed an MA or MS degree in sociology may apply to enter directly into the PhD program.

Please note we do not admit applicants who are only seeking an MS degree.

The graduate program committee will begin reviewing application materials on December 10^th for upcoming fall admissions. Applications submitted by this date will receive full consideration.

The department’s fields of sociological specialization are:

• Family
• Health, Aging, and the Life Course
• Law and Society
• Social Inequality: Class, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexuality
• Social Movements and Political Sociology
• Sociology of Religion
• Work and Organizations

For more information, please contact Shawn Bauldry (Director of Graduate Studies) at sbauldry@purdue.edu or Dan Rudel (Academic Program Manager) at drudel@purdue.edu.