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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Doctorate in Sociology

The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Doctorate in Sociology

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Sociology from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Doctorate in Sociology?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its sociology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Sociology

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
62.5% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 8 doctor’s degrees in sociology awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 62.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in sociology in 2018-2019 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of sociology doctor’s degree recipients at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Doctorate in Sociology Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Sociology 8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 5
Criminology 5
Economics 14
Geography & Cartography 9
Political Science & Government 7

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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