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2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #63 most popular major in Tennessee with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sociology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 7 students majoring in sociology at Vanderbilt, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Sociology at Vanderbilt University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Of the 4 students majoring in sociology at UT Knoxville, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Sociology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 39
Florida 57
Georgia 49
North Carolina 80
Kentucky 24
Louisiana 17
Alabama 54
South Carolina 2
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 6

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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