JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYEST. 1876
America’s First Research University
The Department of Sociology concentrates on two broad areas at the graduate and undergraduate levels: global social change and social inequality. The department’s intimacy creates a unique scholarly atmosphere in which faculty and students interact and collaborate frequently.
The department has a history of concentrated research and teaching in global social change and social inequality.
Graduates conduct research in universities around the world and occupy key staff positions in a variety of sociological research organizations and government agencies.
The Sociology major helps students develop expertise by exposing them to research and teaching in several areas central to the discipline.
Associate ProfessorJulia Burdick-Will quoted in the Baltimore Banner, “Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus“
Vesla Weaver & David Knight published in the Annual Review of Criminology (2025), “Black Political Mobilization and the US Carceral State: How Tracing Community Struggles for Safety Changes the Policing […]
Professor Michael Bader featured in WalletHub’s recent article about Most & Least Diverse States in America.