Social Sciences at East Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at East Tennessee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from ETSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

ETSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

ETSU Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at ETSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at ETSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	145
Most Focused Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	149
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	280
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	391
	604
Best Social Sciences Schools	635
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	982

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from ETSU. This makes it the #335 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from ETSU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at ETSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ETSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from ETSU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from ETSU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ETSU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	34
Political Science & Government	22
Anthropology	18
International Relations & National Security	15
Economics	2
Geography & Cartography	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,050	$60,990
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Statisticians	590	$74,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.