The faculty have served as officers of many social science associations such as the American Sociological Association, the International Sociological Association, the American Association for Public Opinion Research, and the Midwest Sociological Society. Research and publications by the faculty have placed the Department of Sociology at Illinois in the ranks of the top sociology departments in the United States. Faculty members have expertise in sociological theory and methods, as well as in the areas of specialization listed below. The graduate program is small and cohesive with a high faculty-student ratio. Students are integrated into a scholarly community through a colloquia series, a departmental proseminar series, teaching and research workshops, an annual banquet, and other department events.
Graduate students come from throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Recent Ph.D. recipients hold positions as university and college professors, researchers in federal and state government agencies, and in private corporations in the U.S. and abroad. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign web site has more information about the Graduate College and other aspects of life at the University of Illinois.