julesevar

I am seriously considering my ma/phd future and would like to know if anyone here knows anything about the following programs: university of Kansas, Kansas state, university of Missouri, southern Illinois at Carbondale? I have looked at the websites and I like what I see, but wondered if anyone else had any insight into these schools. I am interested in political sociology, culture, gender and historical comparative and qualitative methods.

I went to a Jesuit school for my undergrad, specifically saint louis university. I feel I got a quality education and that Catholicism wasn't really any part of the sociology program. I would say go for it if you can afford it...

I actually have a very stable state government job. As far as desperation, to quote a X song, "We're desperate.... get used to it"...

Just curious if anyone knew about how many Sociology Phd's are graduating every year and the percentage of them that are getting teaching jobs? While I have been pondering pursuing a master's and/or PhD in Sociology I feel I might be too old to get a job when I graduate. I'm 39 so I figure I would be pushing the upper 40's before I would get a PhD. With so much competition for jobs I have debated whether or not pursuing this would be a wise decision, especially on the financial front. I would have to move and quit my job.... I have also contemplated a MFA in writing among other things as this is another field of interest, and/or at the least just takng a few classes for fun. Any thoughts?