Sociology and Criminal Justice

Explore society and justice

Transform your future

Welcome to the University of Delaware’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, where students explore human interaction and its effect on society. Our research and faculty are internationally recognized. Our graduate program in criminology is one of the top programs in the nation.

UD’s diverse sociology and criminal justice courses cover topics important to our lives and the functioning of our society. Sociology students examine health disparities and outcomes, disasters, and race and gender. Criminal justice students analyze trends in violence, the opiate crisis, and law enforcement policies and procedures. Students build skills in critical thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, which are in demand across a variety of jobs and career paths. They go on to rewarding careers in law, social work, education, business, and health care. Many also pursue graduate degrees or professional degrees in business school or law school.

Why Sociology & Criminal Justice at UD?

18th

in the nation for criminology graduate programs

89%

of sociology graduates are employed or pursuing further education

92%

of criminal justice graduates are employed or pursuing further education

UD class behind prison walls

Group of people are sitting and facing each other in a circle, we only see their legs and feet, they are weaing jeans and sneakers

‘Inside-Out’ facilitates dialogue despite differences

No hoodies or sweatpants. No jewelry except wedding or engagement rings and small stud earrings. No phones. No pencils or blue pens — only black ink pens.

UD's innovative class held behind prison walls is changing lives of both UD students and their incarcerated classmates.