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Political Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Political Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

UT Knoxville Political Science Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Political Science Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from UT Knoxville, 67% 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 poly sci.

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

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Political Science Professors 170 $89,080

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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