This PhD program provides a strong grounding in sociological theory and methods, with a focus on and commitment to social change in education. It will equip you to identify and analyze educational issues and problems as you develop expertise in qualitative and quantitative sociological research methods, sociological theory, and the foundational questions and themes in the field of sociology of education.
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Degree Details
Official Degree Title
PhD in Sociology of Education
Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
65
Start Date
Fall
Application Deadline
The Sociology of Education doctoral program will not be accepting applications in Fall of 2024 for full-time students with Steinhardt Fellowships who would start their studies in Fall of 2025. Applications for students who would enroll in studies part time are still encouraged, but note that, as always, part-time students are not eligible to receive Steinhardt Fellowship funding.
This short-term admissions adjustment has been implemented to focus efforts on launching a new doctoral program in Statistics and Computational Social Science in our department. The Sociology of Education doctoral program intends to return to accepting full-time applications and offering Steinhardt Fellowships during the cycle opening in Fall 2025 for intended enrollment in Fall of 2026. For more information about applying to this program as a full-time student in the future, please contact the Program Director Lisa Stulberg by email lisa.stulberg@nyu.edu.
The academic objectives of the doctorate are twofold:
- To prepare students to think sociologically and to use the research methods of sociology.
- To train students to analyze educational problems and issues using the knowledge, concepts, and research methods of sociology.
The professional objectives of the doctorate are also twofold:
- To prepare professors of educational sociology for schools and colleges of education or for universities with specializations in the area of sociology as it applies to education.
- To prepare researchers that can conduct basic and applied research in various public and private institutions in order to advance both the practice of education and the study of sociology.
Noga Admon. Hispanic Students and the Decision to Attend a Community College.
Marci Borenstein (proposal). Organizing Immigrant Family Involvement: A Comparative Study of Two Urban Public Elementary Schools.
Jean Dauphinee. Factors Influencing the Institutionalization of Reading Recovery: A Survey of Schools in New York and New Jersey.
Karly Sarita Ford. Seeking Their Own Kind: Educational Homogamy and Social Stratification.
Jehanzaib Khan. School or Madrassa? Parents’ Choice and the Failure of State-run Education in Pakistan.
Christina López (proposal). Moving Up the Education Ladder: Second-Generation Dominicans in Higher Education.
Steven Oliver. Exploring the Utilization of Institutional Support Structures by Black Males on a Predominantly White Campus.
Catherine Wynne. An Analysis of Institutional Commitment and Goal Commitment at a Community College.
The list below includes initial or current positions for graduates of the Sociology of Education doctoral program in the past decade.
- Research Associate, Research Alliance for NYC Schools
- Assistant Professor of Education, Montana State University
- Senior Fellow of Research, The Graduate Center, City University of New York - Center for Urban Research
- Senior Research Associate, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, College of Education - Temple University
- Managing Director, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, College of Education - Temple University
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cal State University - Long Beach
- Assistant Professor of Special Education, Hunter College
- Assistant Professor in Ed Policy Studies, Penn State University
If you are accepted as a full-time NYU Steinhardt PhD student without an alternate funding source, you are eligible for our competitive funding package, which includes a scholarship and tuition remission. Learn more about our funding opportunities.
Questions
If you have any additional questions about our degree, please feel free to contact us at steinhardt.socofed@nyu.edu.
