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Sociology at Tennessee Technological University

Sociology at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year.

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

Tennessee Tech University Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Tennessee Tech University Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Tennessee Tech University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Tech University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 52
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 55

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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 Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Sociology Professors 450 $43,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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