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Sociology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Sociology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in sociology.

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

UT Knoxville Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate Degree in Sociology

UT Knoxville Sociology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Sociology Master’s Program

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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 sociology.

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

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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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