Graduate students can specialize in various academic areas within Sociology. Student mentoring and collaboration bring Sociology to life by incorporating cutting-edge theoretical approaches, methodologies, and analytic techniques. Moreover, relationships with Brown institutes and centers provide other avenues for innovative engagement. Some of the centers and institutes:

• The Annenberg Institute for School Reform
• The Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC)
• The Watson Institute for International Studies
• The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
• Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
• Urban Studies

Students from around the world are drawn to our graduate experience. Our program also attracts students from diverse backgrounds within the United States. Our current Ph.D. students originate in 17 countries and nations.

Brown Sociology Ph.D. graduates are prepared to make significant contributions inside and outside academia - both in the United States and abroad. The chart below displays the most common Ph.D. graduate placements. The Department of Sociology equips students with the knowledge and abilities to contribute to society in positive and productive ways.