{"id":12195,"date":"2015-04-21T16:15:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=12195"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:41:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:41:58","slug":"graduate-sociology-program-ranked-second-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/graduate-sociology-program-ranked-second-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Sociology Program Ranked Second in the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Sociology-Ranking-Grad-Programs.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12199\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Sociology-Ranking-Grad-Programs.png\" alt=\"Sociology Ranking Grad Programs\" width=\"244\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Sociology-Ranking-Grad-Programs.png 379w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Sociology-Ranking-Grad-Programs-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Sociology-Ranking-Grad-Programs-299x268.png 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Central Florida\u2019s College of Sciences\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/prospective-students\/graduate\/\">graduate sociology program<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graduateprograms.com\/top-sociology-programs\/\"><strong>ranked\u00a0second<\/strong><\/a> of twenty-five U.S. graduate\u00a0sociology programs according to student reviews.\u00a0 The College of Sciences is proud of the<a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/\">\u00a0sociology department\u2019s <\/a>achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Program rankings, compiled using data gathered between September 1, 2012 and March 31, 2015, encompass reviews posted by more than 70,000 students participating in over 1,600 graduate programs nationwide.\u00a0 Ratings are based on a 10 star system.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students on GraduatePrograms.com are asked to rate their university\u2019s graduate programs in 15 different categories such as student diversity, academic competitiveness, workload, and career support.\u00a0Students who choose to sign up and rate their university\u2019s graduate program are then entered to win a $1,000 scholarship, awarded once a semester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For a given graduate program, rankings are determined by calculating the average score for each program based on the 15 ranking categories. These scores are then compared across all ranked schools for that program and are translated into a final ranking for that graduate program, i.e., business and management. A given graduate program is not ranked until a minimum threshold of graduate student surveys is completed for that graduate program.\u201d -GraduatePrograms.com<\/p>\n<p>For more information on GraduatePrograms.com and to see the full list of universities, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graduateprograms.com\/top-sociology-programs\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Central Florida\u2019s College of Sciences\u2019 graduate sociology program is ranked\u00a0second of twenty-five U.S. graduate\u00a0sociology programs according to student reviews.\u00a0 The College of Sciences is proud of the\u00a0sociology department\u2019s achievement. 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