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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

6 Colleges
344 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,219 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeIn <nil>, 344 bachelor's degrees were awarded to sociology students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.2% of all the sociology bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population. UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 12,626 students at UT Knoxville that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,889 part time students in attendance at UT Knoxville.

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Tennessee Technological University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee ranking.

About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. About 1,966 of the students at Tennessee Tech University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Memphis as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. About 8,225 of the students at UofM are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize East Tennessee State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. About 3,024 of the students at ETSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Middle Tennessee State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. Middle Tennessee State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee rankings.

The student loan default rate at Middle Tennessee State University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,576 part time students in attendance at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Austin Peay State University also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,019
Georgia 667
North Carolina 1,025
Virginia 898
South Carolina 380
Kentucky 253
Alabama 169
Louisiana 390
Mississippi 94
Arkansas 218
West Virginia 185

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

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