M.A. Program F.A.Q.s
If you have a question about the program that is not answered in the list below or elsewhere on the department website, please contact us.
Tuition for 2024-25 is $35,314 per semester. Additional fees include Health Services, Student Activities, University Facilities, and a one-time Transcript Fee. For students who are not enrolled in outside medical insurance, the university requires that you enroll with CU Medical insurance. More information on the cost of attendance may be found on the GSAS Cost of Attendance page and the website for student financial services.
The Sociology Department offers limited financial support to a select number of promising students every year. If you would like to apply for a Department MA Fellowship, please email M.A. Program Director Denise Milstein at [email protected] to request an application. We encourage you to apply in January to increase your chances of receiving a partial fellowship.
The majority of admitted students will not receive fellowship support, and therefore we encourage all students to seek outside grants to cover MA study. Foreign students should research the Fulbright Program in their country, and other local or regional opportunities. Most scholarships require candidates to apply six months to one year before beginning a graduate program, so it is in your best interest to plan ahead.
The GSAS Office of Financial Aid, website lists external fellowship opportunities. You may email [email protected] to make an appointment. You can find external funding opportunities here: GSAS External Fellowships
No, neither the GRE General Test nor subject tests are required for admission to the MA program.
According to the Introduction to GSAS Admissions, "Failure to submit complete, accurate, and authentic application documents consistent with these instructions may result in denial or revocation of admission, cancellation of academic credit, suspension, expulsion, or eventual revocation of degree.”
You may submit your online application even if your letters of recommendation have not yet been submitted. If a recommender submits a letter after the deadline date, it will be added to your file. If a letter arrives more than two weeks after the application deadline, however, there is no guarantee that it will be seen by the admissions committee when they begin their review.
Contacting faculty for the purposes of admission is discouraged. Students are admitted by a committee, not by individual faculty members.
Please inform your recommenders of the application deadline. Ideally, letters should be submitted before this date.
You may submit your online application even if your letters of recommendation have not yet been submitted. If a recommender submits a letter after the deadline date, it will be added to your file. If a letter arrives more than two weeks after the application deadline, however, there is no guarantee that it will be seen by the admissions committee when they begin their review.
It depends. The English proficiency requirement is based on the official language of the country in which your undergraduate (or bachelor's) degree was earned, regardless of your citizenship.
Please see this page for additional information about applying as an international student. You may email [email protected] with any additional questions.
We cannot offer general advice on your application, but we encourage you to reach out to us if you have any specific questions.
International applicants should refer here for more information. If you have any follow up questions, please email [email protected].