Careers in Sociology

Upon completion of our program students either go to graduate school or find employment in the following areas:

• social services, where skills other than social work are central such as in rehabilitation, case management, group work with youth or the elderly, recreation, or administration;
• community work, community planning and development;
• in fund-raising for social service organizations, nonprofits, child-care or community development agencies, or environmental groups
• corrections in probation, parole or other criminal justice work;
• business, where understanding of human relations is critical;
• advertising, marketing and consumer research, insurance, real estate, personnel work, training, or sales;
• various types of applied research;
• college settings in admissions, alumni relations, or placement offices;
• health services, in family planning, substance abuse, rehabilitation counseling, health planning, hospital admissions, and insurance companies;
• publishing, journalism, and public relations, in writing, research, and editing;
• government services, in federal, state, and local government jobs in such areas as transportation, housing, agriculture, and labor;
• teaching in elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with appropriate certificate.