The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tennessee State University are Other managers (184,710 people), Social workers, all other (164,793 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (160,138 people), Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (75,804 people), and Marketing managers (75,144 people).

The most specialized majors at Tennessee State University in 2021 are Agriculture (52 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (87 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (54 degrees), Communications (65 degrees), and Human Sciences (28 degrees) (as of 2021).