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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

365 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the UT Knoxville Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

#230 in the U.S
#4 in Tennessee

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UT Knoxville was ranked #230 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Knoxville.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans50
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)65
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences68
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans70
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences70
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)78
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools86
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)90
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences97
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans103
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans105
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences105
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)110
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates115
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)119
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences121
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)123
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)136
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools141
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)169
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)183
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)189
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences199
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates202
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools212
Best Social Sciences Schools230
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)248
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)255
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)273
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)276
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)282
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)298
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences327
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences341
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)387
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences393
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)425
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)442
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)477
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates487
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)503
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates511
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences515
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)542
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences579

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from UT Knoxville Cost?

$13,264 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UT Knoxville Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,332$28,522
Fees$1,932$2,162
Books and Supplies$1,598$1,598
On Campus Room and Board$11,856$11,856
On Campus Other Expenses$5,780$5,780

Learn more about UT Knoxville tuition and fees.

Does UT Knoxville Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Social Sciences?

UT Knoxville does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.

UT Knoxville Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

365 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
56.2% Women
17.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 365 students received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 56.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020, 17.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian9
Black or African American26
Hispanic or Latino17
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2
White289
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities15

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at UT Knoxville

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Anthropology57
Economics39
Geography & Cartography22
Political Science & Government164
Sociology83

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.

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