UAB Sociology offers a fully accredited, totally online, non-thesis master’s degree in sociology that focuses on applied sociology. In our MA in Sociology program - consistently ranked among America’s best by Intelligent.com and Forbes – you will learn insights into human behavior, social data analytics, and methods that can be immediately applied in your career.
The world is rapidly changing. Our nine-course (30 credit hours) Master of Arts in Sociology program is built to be flexible to help you adapt to those changes. For example, in addition to expert-led foundational sociology courses, students can also take classes in social data analytics that are truly applied sociology for the digital age.
Cost of Tuition*
Students can expect to pay approximately $17,670 in tuition. *Does not include international fees, supply costs, etc.
9 Courses
In addition to five core courses, students can choose four electives to tailor the program to specific career goals.
No GRE Required
Admission to the program is based on undergraduate performance and work experience.
Designed for You
In addition to the flexibility of an online format, we offer ways to adjust the program to fit our student’s goals.
Here are a few ways we can make our MA in Sociology work for you:
Academic assignments that often incorporate students’ interests
Practical coursework with real-world application
Customization through elective courses
Our program covers many areas of sociology from teaching sociology to social data analytics, culminating in a goals-oriented capstone project.
Applied Sociology for Many Careers
Our students and alumni work in careers both in and out of sociology. This program is great for professionals working in many fields, including:
Academia
Business
Government
Healthcare
Law Enforcement
Marketing Research
Nonprofit and Advocacy
Research and Data
Social and Public Services
Gain a Global Perspective
As a totally online program, our MA in Sociology attracts students from around the United States, and often internationally as well. You will join a diverse group of fellow students that will become an online community of colleagues who support one another’s efforts and share experiences from their part of the world.
Putting Sociology Theory into Practice
Tayana Robinson, a researcher in the Department of Surgery and member of the Transplant Epidemiology and Analytics in Medicine group at UAB Medicine, used what she learned in the MA in Sociology program to “better understand and identify social issues, both within our studies of kidney transplant donors and within our society here in Birmingham.”
