Sociology at Northwestern University

Northwestern’s Department of Sociology is a major hub of intellectual activity in the field of sociology. It is a top-ranked program that features world-class faculty whose work sets the research agenda in the study of race, gender, sexuality, law, historical sociology, economic sociology, political sociology, urban sociology, ethnography, science and technology, and culture. Indeed, our faculty is among the most eminent in the discipline.

Faculty: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

About one-quarter to one-third of them are double majors. Majors who wish to pursue a capstone project can elect to write a senior thesis.

Career pathways

As liberal-arts students, sociology graduates come away from their undergraduate studies with a range of strong skills that are attractive to employers. Graduates from the undergrad program have gone on from Northwestern to work for a broad spectrum of employers, ranging from non-profit groups like American Civil Liberties Union and the Art Institute of Chicago to Leo Burnett (advertising) and Merrill Lynch (finance).

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