Welcome to the Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest and most highly ranked sociology departments in the country. Our group of 45 tenured or tenure-track faculty members allows us to offer an excellent range of opportunities--both inside and outside the classroom--for undergraduate and graduate students. The 2009 US News and World Report Guide to Graduate Departments ranked our program as tied for 14th in overall quality in the country and among the top 10 sociology departments in public universities throughout the country. This high esteem, along with the very high quality of life in the Austin metropolitan area, makes it easy to see why our department has become a very attractive place for some of the leading young sociologists and graduate students to make UT-Austin their home!
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Sociology Department Ph.D. job candidates
Featured alumni
Population Research Center
News
2008-9 PhD Placements
Sociology students obtain tenure-track positions at universities
2009 College of Liberal Arts Dean's Distinguished Graduates
Two Sociology seniors among twelve Dean's Distinguished Graduates in 2009
Sociology graduate students win prestigious awards
Congratulations to Megan Reid, Cati Connell, Nicole Angotti, Jeremy Uecker, Nicolette Manglos, Corinne Reczek, Danielle Dirks, and Jennifer Karas Montez
Dr Sheldon Ekland-Olson receives teaching award
Dr Ekland-Olson is selected as the recipient of Distinction in Teaching by Phi Beta Kappa
Graduate students honored at Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Awards ceremony
Cati Connell and Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa attended reception at Four Seasons Hotel in Austin
The Department of Sociology Spring-Summer 2009 Newsletter is out now
Read the Newsletter here
A natural experiment on residential change and recidivism: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Dr David Kirk's new study published in American Sociological Review
Undergraduates awarded prestigious Hibbs Scholarship
Jacqueline Hablizel, Laura Hudson, Erich Riepen, and Preeti Vaghela received Hibbs Scholarship for 2009-10
Graduate student Danielle Dirks receives prestigious fellowship
Dirks awarded Harrington Fellowship for 2009-10