The Schools Which Prefer Qualitative Method

[sam bay]

Hello there,

I'm from Turkey with a Law B.A. and a political science M.A. (still studying on my thesis), and I am planning to apply sociology phd programs in the USA. However, the qualitative analysis method is preferred in most of the social sciences programs, and quantitative method is not taught enough or maybe not at all (in my case). I did not took any calculus or statistics class. As I see, on the other hand. the social sciences are tended to prefer quantitative analysis method in the USA. So, I don't want to waste my time/money/effort to apply for programs which I cannot be accepted, and I think that my chance would increase if I apply for the schools which prefer qualitative method or at least tolerate it. Do you know what programs would be better for me in this regard? Thanks!

[Illusio80]

Some of the University of California campuses such as Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara have very strong qualitative areas.  Some other schools that come to mind are Northwestern, Emory, and Rutgers, but there are good qualitative people in many places, so it depends on your specific interests.

I would say that Wisconsin, Washington-Seattle, North Carolina, and Cornell are more heavily quantitative focused, among other places.

[sam bay]

Thanks a lot!

[SocJake]

It's possible Brandeis could be a good fit for you. We don't really have any quantitative classes, and our graduate methods course is entirely focused on field methods. Further, if you're interested in law and polisci there are some cool new faculty members we've hired in the last few years who could be good resources for you.

[sam bay]

On 24.10.2016 at 11:34 AM, SocJake said:

It's possible Brandeis could be a good fit for you. We don't really have any quantitative classes, and our graduate methods course is entirely focused on field methods. Further, if you're interested in law and polisci there are some cool new faculty members we've hired in the last few years who could be good resources for you.

That sounds great, because my undergrad is law and my m.a. is polsci. Thanks!

Edited November 15, 2016 by sam bay