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Social Science Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 52 schools that offer social science programs. Rhodes College, the highest-ranking social science school in TN, has a total student population of 1,673 and is the 123rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 52 social science schools in Tennessee, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhodes College comes out as the most expensive ($25,801/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.

Social Science students from Tennessee schools who go on to become social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,250 people working as social scientists and related workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,450. Also, Sociologists make on average $76,190 per year and there are about 4,430 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the social science schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from social science, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Social Science Programs in Tennessee

Rhodes College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sewanee: The University of the South

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Milligan College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Martin Methodist College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bryan College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maryville College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cumberland University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Hiwassee College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The University of Tennessee

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Belmont University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Tennessee Technological University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee-Martin

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Adventist University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lee University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fisk University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trevecca Nazarene University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bethel College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Austin Peay State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lambuth University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tusculum College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Roane State Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lane College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southwest Tennessee Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Le Moyne-Owen College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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See Also

• Social Science Information
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• Online Social Science Schools
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• Online Social Science Courses
• Online Social Science Certifications

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