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COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE

COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS

FIELD 45.11 · UNITID 221847BACHELOR'S DEGREE

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Sociology

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$42,830working, not enrolled · 4 years

Median debt$16,057Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools

Working graduates89four-year earnings cohort

Two-year awards114IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years

Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile1thhigher than about 1% of published same-field, same-credential peers

Debt position71%lower median debt than about 71% of published peers

Peer group: 94 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$71,363 earnings · $13,131 debt University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$70,555 earnings · $10,324 debt University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$64,692 earnings · $14,500 debt Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree$63,654 earnings · $22,859 debt University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Bachelor's Degree$63,419 earnings · $18,568 debt California State University-East BayHayward, CA · Bachelor's Degree$62,427 earnings · $18,654 debt San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Bachelor's Degree$62,385 earnings · $15,000 debt Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree$62,204 earnings · $26,985 debt University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree$60,292 earnings · $19,286 debt University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree$60,013 earnings · $13,500 debt Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$59,575 earnings · $29,250 debt University of California-DavisDavis, CA · Bachelor's Degree$59,171 earnings · $12,600 debt Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree$58,966 earnings · $21,250 debt The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree$58,807 earnings · $23,000 debt University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA · Bachelor's Degree$58,394 earnings · $28,750 debt Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · Bachelor's Degree$58,023 earnings · $27,000 debt University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · Bachelor's Degree$58,007 earnings · $17,802 debt CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$57,965 earnings · $10,750 debt

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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