MA Sociology at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Sociology is primarily designed for students for whom the master’s is the final degree, but it also serves students who are preparing for a doctoral program. Training and coursework reflects the department faculty’s interests in social inequality, specifically in the areas of community and urban sociology, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, and gender and sexuality. The department is committed to diversity, and draws students from around the U.S.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 1.5 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

The MA program meets the needs of the State of Ohio and the tri-state region by training students for research positions in firms, hospitals, and government agencies, and preparing master's students for Ph.D. study. The department has an excellent placement record of graduates into appropriate employment or Ph.D. programs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Unofficial or official transcripts from all undergraduate work and from M.A. or M.S. degree program(s) Resume or curriculum vitae A statement of purpose explaining why you wish to pursue graduate education in sociology, specifically addressing how your interests fit with those of department faculty A sample of your best academic writing Three letters of recommendation Evidence of English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo) for all applicants who were educated in a country where the official national language is not English. Find more information on the Graduate Admissions English Language Requirements page. Please note that Sociology does not have higher minimum test scores then required by the University.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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