Bachelor in Sociology (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $32,500 per year..

This programme prepares students for careers in research, social services, and community advocacy. Students study how race, class, and gender shape social structures and individual experiences. The curriculum emphasizes sociological research methods and the analysis of current social issues. Students engage with real-world problems through theory and data-driven inquiry.

Focus areas include Race, Class, and Gender, Social Determinants of Health, Human Rights and Social Justice, Environmental Sociology, Law and Society, Intersectionality.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core sociology courses, electives, and general education requirements. Students complete a capstone experience involving research and presentation of a sociological study.

Graduates pursue roles in social services, community advocacy, research, and policy analysis.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Submission of official transcripts and a personal statement is required.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 47% of applicants.

Austin College is a private, four-year liberal arts and science college in Sherman, Texas, in the north Texas technology corridor. Its campus combines an immersive living and learning community with more than 70 clubs and student organizations, 14 NCAA varsity sports, and opportunities in art, music, and theatre. Students can use stages, recital halls, and galleries while building connections with classmates and faculty.

The flexible curriculum includes more than 55 majors and supports study across disciplines. Academic areas featured include finance, pre-med and health sciences, creative writing and English, neuroscience and psychology, and engineering. Coursework is connected to practical experience through investment activities, business simulations, laboratory and social science research, writing workshops, clinical internships, and technology industry internships. The college guarantees every student an internship, research project, or international experience before graduation.

Austin College reports an average class size of 16 students and a 12:1 faculty-student ratio. Students interested in health professions can prepare through dedicated pre-health support, medical and health professional school preparation, and internships with doctors, dentists, and local hospitals. Creative writing students can publish with the student-led Suspension Literary Magazine and work with peer mentors in the Scarbrough Writing Center. International students can expect a campus community, a flexible academic structure, and practical opportunities connected to their future plans.