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  • Master of Science in Demography (MSD) Program

    Our MSD is the only of it's kind in the Southeast and is recognized among the nation's elite public universities. The program has a 100% employment rate with graduates going on to careers in a variety of industries.

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  • A Message from Director John Taylor, Ph.D

    Despite being home to a large university, our research center provides a nurturing environment for our students and propels them to become world-class MSD graduates.

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  • What is demography?

    Demography is the scientific study of human populations—their size, their composition, and how they change through births, deaths, and the movement of people (Population Reference Bureau, 2021).

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  • COSSPP Researchers Selected as PNAS 2024 Cozzarelli Prize Finalists

    Mathew Hauer, Ph.D., the associate director of the Center for Demography and Population Health and Sunshine Jacobs, a Ph.D. student in sociology, were recently recognized as 2024 Cozzarelli Prize Finalists.

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Data Science for Social Research | Master’s degree in Demography

The Center for Demography and Population Health, established in 1967, is an interdisciplinary research and academic unit within the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at The Florida State University, a Carnegie Research I University.

CDPH supports evidence-based public policy through its interdisciplinary research on demographic processes and population health; trains Master’s students seeking careers as applied demographers; and mentors doctoral students in social demography, population economics, social epidemiology, and environment and health.

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Our Programs and Resources

Patricia Homan Named as Raymond Flavious Bellamy Chair in Population Studies 

June 13, 2025

FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) is proud to announce the appointment of Patricia Homan, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, as the Raymond Flavious Bellamy Chair in Population Studies, effective May 1, 2025, recognizing her excellent teaching and prominent scholarship.  …

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Attend our Summer 2025 COSSPP Faculty & Staff Photo Day on July 9

June 12, 2025

Join us for the next COSSPP Faculty and Staff Photo Day in Summer 2025 on Wednesday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Communications Ground Floor Studio (Bellamy 042).  …

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COSSPP Celebrates Summer 2025 Graduates at Commencement Celebration

June 6, 2025

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy invites our Summer 2025 graduates and their families and friends to join us for a come-and-go reception in Bellamy’s First Floor Atrium on Friday, August 1, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., the morning of Commencement! …

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