What Can You do With a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology?

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Many students with this degree are prepared for careers in government, private enterprise, education, and social services. Also many who graduate teach in community colleges. Another career option is to provide a sound background for those who anticipate further graduate studies. Human Resources Administrator Public Health Administrator Labor Relations Specialist Public Relations Manager Career Counselor Market Research Analyst Rehabilitation Counselor Child Welfare Worker Marriage Counselor Sales Representative Mental Health Worker Social Worker Nursing Home Administrator Sociologist Personnel Manager

Corporate and community human resources, Administrative positions Data analysis Teach in community colleges Further their graduate training at the doctorate level Speech Pathologist Guidance Counselor Probation/Parole Officer Substance Abuse Counselor Hospital Administrator Psychologist Youth Counselor Aging Specialist Alcohol and Drug Case Worker Consumer Advocate Consumer Survey Advisor Convention Organizer Cooperative Extension Agent Correctional Case Worker Secret Service Agent Delinquency Counselor Fund-raiser/Development Officer

 

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Education institutions Community colleges Law enforcement agencies Adoption and Child Care Agencies Newspapers, Magazines Advertising Agencies Personnel Agencies Banks Publishing Companies Correctional Institutions Real Estate Agencies Financial Service Companies Religious Organizations Hospitals Resort Hotels Labor Unions Management Consulting Firms Substance Abuse Clinics Market Research Firms Social Service Agencies Mental Health Institutions

Social service organizations Non-profit agencies Research institutions Government Agencies: Civil Rights Commission Foreign Service Consumer Affairs Office Health and Human Services County Probation Department Labor Department Division of Youth & Family Services National Science Foundation Federal Bureau of Prisons Peace Corps/VISTA Federal Communications Commission Veterans Administration

 

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