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Social Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Social Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Knoxville Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UT Knoxville 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 324
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

UT Knoxville Social Sciences Master’s Program

69% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UT Knoxville, 76% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 184
Sociology 105
Anthropology 62
Economics 53
Geography & Cartography 29
International Relations & National Security 1

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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