{"id":329,"date":"2026-09-08T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:11:05","slug":"sociology-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/sociology-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sociology is a social science with a flexible curriculum that can help set students up for success in a variety of career paths. Keep reading to see where our Monmouth University Graduates are working and studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sociologycoach.com\/sociology-major-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Info About Careers in Sociology<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-big-body wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recent graduates are working in the following career areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-three-column\">\n<li>Criminal Justice and Law<ul><li>County Detective<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Attorney<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public Defender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social and Human Services<ul><li>Licensed Social Worker<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Government Contractor<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Behavioral Therapist<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Data Analyst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Care\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered Nurse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small Business Ownership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collegiate Sport Coaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-big-body wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recent graduates have been accepted for graduate programs in:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-three-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sociologycoach.com\/should-i-get-a-law-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sociologycoach.com\/why-sociology-is-the-perfect-pre-med-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medical School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports and Exercise Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Analytics and Computational Social Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-Graduate Peace Corp Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Political Economy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sociology is a social science with a flexible curriculum that can help set students up for success in a variety of career paths. 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