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Northwestern University Doctorate in Sociology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Sociology from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $56,067 $56,067
Fees $500 $500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online Doctorate in Sociology?

Northwestern does not offer an online option for its sociology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for Sociology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 6 doctor’s degrees in sociology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the sociology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 16.7% of sociology doctor’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Sociology Focus Areas at Northwestern

Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Sociology 6

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 6
Economics 20
Political Science & Government 15

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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