Graduate Program

Michigan’s graduate program in sociology is one of the oldest and most well established programs in the country. Consistently rated among the top departments in the country, Michigan Sociology has played a key role in defining the nature of the discipline. We have been at the forefront of the most exciting developments within the field over the past 40 years.

One of the most distinctive features of our program is intellectual breadth. We offer eight broad areas of training in the major subfields of sociology.

Methodological pluralism is another feature that sets Michigan Sociology apart from other graduate programs. Our faculty research represents survey methods, historical and comparative methods, qualitative field methods and quantitative methods. Reflecting this commitment to methodological pluralism, we are the only graduate program in the country that offers a year-long practicum in all four methods.

Michigan’s distinguished faculty are also among the most international in the United States, with areas of research covering all the continents, putting our Department and our students on the forefront of globalization issues.