New Mexico State University Online
Master of Arts in Sociology
University Park, USA
MA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The MA in Sociology at NMSU Online trains students in qualitative and quantitative research methods and social theory to study individuals, groups, organizations, and communities. Electives explore social inequality by race, class, and gender and reflect faculty strengths in education, migration and US–Mexico border studies, community development, social movements, digital media, political and environmental sociology, and social psychology. NMSU Online delivers programs 100% online, hybrid, or ITV across certificates to doctorates.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in research, policy, community development, education, advocacy, nonprofit and public sectors and community-practice. Potential roles include policy analyst, research analyst, program evaluator, nonprofit manager.
NMSU Online degree programs are designed to serve students who want to pursue a program or course(s) via technology (100% online, hybrid or ITV formats) . NMSU Online offers programs in online and hybrid formats for Certificates, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Graduate Certificates, and Doctorates, as well as and K-12 NM educator licensure and endorsement programs.
The Master of Arts in Sociology provides advanced training in qualitative and quantitative research design, interpretation, and theory to understand individuals, groups, organizations and communities. Elective courses focus on social inequality based on race/class/gender as well as reflect the faculty specializations in Education, Migration, the US-Mexico Border, Community Development, Alternative Economies, Social Movements, Digital Media, Political Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Popular Culture, and Social Psychology. We provide our students an education that can lead to careers outside of academia or prepare them to pursue doctoral studies if desired.
