Found some online master's degrees in Sociology!!

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  1. NMTTD

    NMTTD Active Member

  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    There are also a few others for those that are willing to go outside the US but you may have hit the entire list for US programs.
     
  3. NMTTD

    NMTTD Active Member

    Yeah, for some reason there's a plethora of DL Psychology degrees but almost no DL Sociology degrees. I wonder why that is?
     
  4. lawrenceq

    lawrenceq Member

    I thought Human Services = Sociology :dunce:
     
  5. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    maybe low demand?
     
  6. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    How many online bachelor's degrees in sociology are there?
     
  7. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Isn't there an online master's in sociology on offer from the University of Salford?
     
  8. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    I'm guessing because the most common undergrad major is psychology.
     
  9. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I think Columbia College of Missouri has one?
     
  10. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    There are four online bachelor's programs in sociology From the Great State of Colorado alone, those being Adams State University, the University of Colorado Denver, Colorado State University Pueblo, and the University of Northern Colorado.
     
  11. StefanM

    StefanM New Member

    Also, I think that sociology (although I do like it as a discipline) does not have as many immediate interdisciplinary applications as psychology. Even social psychology (the closest psychology sub-discipline to sociology) has more applications because it focuses on individual behavior in society instead of society as a whole.

    Psychology, despite its negative reputation in some circles, has many applications in business, particularly in sales, marketing, customer service, and organizational behavior. Sociology might have some marketing applications, but it is too focused on society-at-large to make equivalent microapplications.

    Another factor is faculty availability. Finding PhD/PsyD/Ed.D level faculty in psychology is much, much easier than finding PhD level faculty in sociology. Psychologists are all over, but society isn't exactly brimming with doctoral-level sociologists.
     
  12. NMTTD

    NMTTD Active Member

    There are a lot of bachelor's degrees in sociology. And I do mean a lot. It's the master's degree in sociology that seems to be lacking. I think that, unless you want to be a Sociologist, you really couldn't do a lot with it. I mean, you can use a bachelor's in sociology to get an entry level position in human services and case worker positions (not social work), but if you want to move up then you need either a masters in psych or msw. So I guess I can see why there aren't a lot offered.
     
  13. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    One sociology sub-discipline is Demography. It has a pretty hardcore statistics flavor but applies it to populations. It's an interesting field and at least somewhat employable for those who are interested in research jobs. Below I've provided a link to a postgrad diploma in Sociology. It's nice as a stand-alone qualification but might be most useful for those with no sociology background who want to bridge into a sociology grad program.

    Sociology (Diploma for Graduates) | University of London International Programmes
     
  14. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    Human services is like social work without the licensure pathway. It's an applied field while sociology is theory.

    It's the second most popular major. There are more than three times as many people seeking business degrees.
     
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  15. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    They are more abundant than those with PhDs in criminology and criminal justice. Within criminology and criminal justice programs, I think professors with PhDs in sociology still outnumber those with PhDs in criminology or criminal justice.
     
  16. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

  17. NMTTD

    NMTTD Active Member

    ASU just got an online MA in Sociology program. It's starting in August: Online Sociology Masters Degree ASU Online Degrees
     

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