Hi all,
Now that I am done with all applications, I have been doing some research concerning the marketability and prospect of soc PhDs and I thought a general discussion will help some of us pass time as we anxiously wait for more results to come in. I raise two issues here. First, I am particularly interested in variations in job outcomes that result from differences in sub-fields or specializations. I am really surprised to learn that Criminology is the most sought after, but I only have one source and I am a newby to sociology. Do you guys know of any data available out there that will allow us to judge which specializations have the most prospect? Of course, one should not choose specializations based entirely on marketability, but it's an important variable to consider. Second, I am aware that some of the other social sciences put a lot of weight to the rank (reputation) of the PhD-granting institutions when it comes to hiring and climbing up the academic ladder. Economics, for instance, is infamous for punishing those who come from low ranked universities. How is sociology with regard to this?
Jop Openings - Below is the stats from 2006:
Field Open 227
Criminology/Delinquency 86
Quantitative Methods/Statistics 29
Theory 21
Urban/Community 19
Race and Ethnicity 19
Law and Society 15
Medical 13
Race, Class and Gender 12
Demography 11
Family 11
Social Psychology 11
Culture 10
Organizations/Economic 10
Stratification/Labor Markets 9
Policy Analysis/Public Policy 8
Education 7
Environment 7
Latino/Latina 7
Political/Social Movements 7
Aging/Social Gerontology 6
Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research 5
Social Welfare/Social Work 5
Other Fields 75
Total 610
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