Looking for a graduate program to attend? The American Sociological Association has a very helpful book titled 2024 Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology that gives extensive information about graduate programs across the United States. The following information about the book is quoted from the ASA website:
A best seller for many years, this invaluable reference has been published by the ASA since 1965 and provides comprehensive information for academic administrators, advisers, faculty, students, and a host of others seeking information on social science departments in the U.S., Canada, and abroad.
The 2024 edition includes listings for 163 graduate departments of sociology. In addition to name and rank, faculty are identified by highest degree held, institution and date of degree, and areas of speciality. Special programs, tuition costs, types of financial aid, and student enrollment statistics are given for each department, along with a listing of recent PhDs with dissertation titles. Indexes of faculty, specialty programs, and PhDs awarded are provided.
Departments were asked to provide the racial and ethnic composition of faculty and graduate students. This information is included in each listing.
The following list contains the 10 best grad schools in sociology as identified by U.S. News and World Report in 2021 (their most recent ratings available in 2025). Click on the names below to go to the sociology departments at these universities.
University of California — Berkeley
University of Wisconsin — Ann Arbor
University of California — Los Angeles
University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin — Madison
