Program Overview

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Certificate of Graduate Study in Demography

Gain Demographic Analysis Skills to Tackle Global and Local Social Issues

Develop expertise in demography to advance your graduate studies or further your career with the Certificate of Graduate Study in Demography at UAlbany. In this program, you’ll learn how population processes—fertility, mortality, and migration—are transforming societies, and apply this knowledge to gain analytical skills.

With the expertise you acquire through coursework and an optional internship, you’ll be prepared for wide-ranging opportunities in academia as well as career possibilities in public and private sector fields, including business analytics, marketing, consulting, economics, sociology, social work, criminal justice, public administration, geography, and urban planning.

Program of Study

Whether you are a current UAlbany student enrolled in a graduate program in the social sciences, public health, or related fields, or a member of the community, such as a state employee, this certificate program will prepare you for what’s next.

You will gain the theoretical, substantive, and methodological knowledge of how population processes operate in societies and how they interrelate with other social processes.

• 18 credits plus one graduate-level statistics course:
  • Core Courses:
    • Introduction to Demography
    • Demographic Techniques
  • Special Topics Courses:
    • Two Special Topics in Demography courses OR
    • One Special Topics in Demography course and one Demography Internship
  • Demography Electives:
    • Two additional demography-related substantive or methods courses in any field
  • Statistics:
    • One graduate-level statistics course in a related field

Career Outcomes

With a CGS in Demography, you’ll be ready to apply what you learn to additional advanced studies or directly to a career as an analyst, urban or regional planner, consultant, or other relevant role in the public or private sector that requires expertise in demographics.

Potential job titles include:

• Urban or Regional Planner
• Healthcare Administrator
• Policy Analyst
• Community Organizer
• Demographic Statistical Analyst
• Economist

Potential employers include:

• Federal, state, and local governments
• Military
• Hospital systems
• Universities
• Consulting firms
• Technology companies
• Design firms

Admissions Requirements

• Deadlines:
  • Fall: Rolling
  • Spring: Rolling
  • Summer: Not Available
• Required Application Materials:
  • Transcripts from all schools attended
  • Resume/CV
  • Three letters of recommendation
• Supplemental Documents:
  • Statement of Goals: The statement is generally one to two pages discussing why you want to enroll in the program and what you wish to get out of the program. It should include a brief description of the applicant's field of interest, related background, and career goals.
  • Writing sample

Student Learning Objectives

• Learn about the causes of fertility, mortality, and migration and how changes in these processes alter the size, composition, and geographic distribution of populations.
• Learn how to measure population processes and properly compare related indicators across time and space.
• Apply demographic techniques to population-related problems in government, business, and non-profit organizations.
• Perform demographic data analysis and present results in written and oral formats.