Graduate Program

The graduate program of the Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma is nationally ranked. We provide rigorous training for our graduate students and cultivate a collaborative and collegial atmosphere. Our faculty members and graduate students work closely together to develop cutting-edge research. 

Our award-winning graduate faculty are active in research, demonstrating a clear adherence to our department’s mission of fostering state-of-the-art research. Our faculty have published in top sociology and criminology journals as well as books in top academic presses.  The sociology/criminology faculty have also won numerous awards and honors at the university and national level, celebrating both our excellence in research and in teaching. 

Over the years, the department has placed its graduates in tenure-track jobs in universities and colleges including The University of New Hampshire, Brigham Young University, The University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, The University of Wisconsin – River Falls, The University of Louisiana – Lafayette, to name some recent examples.  We have also placed several graduates in postdoctorial positions at Indiana University and Purdue University. Our graduates have also achieved positions in a wide variety of public and private agencies including the Office of the US Census, Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, to name some recent examples.