The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public · Graduate degree-granting

A public institution in Knoxville, Tennessee, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville serves students across multiple degree programs. With 30,418 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $60,249 ten years after enrollment, which is 48% above the national median of $40,747. The graduation rate is 73.7%. On the financial side, median graduate debt is $20,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 2.94x. The average net price after financial aid is $18,976 per year. The most popular programs include Business Administration & Management, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Clinical Psychology, Sports & Fitness, and Marketing.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$60,249

Graduation Rate

73.7%

Median Debt

$20,500

Average Net Price

$18,976

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

0.79x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

2.94x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

30,418

Admission Rate

41.6%

Average SAT

1311

Retention Rate

91.9%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$13,812

Out-of-State Tuition

$33,256

Pell Grant Rate

18.9%

Federal Loan Rate

28.9%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$10,029

Income $30K–$48K

$12,162

Income $48K–$75K

$18,206

Income $110K+

$25,688

Student Demographics

Women

53.0%

White

78.1%

Black

3.8%

Hispanic

6.7%

Asian

3.8%

Two or More Races

5.3%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

68.4%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Fellowship (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs, Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs, Clinical doctoral program in Audiology (Accredited)
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education — Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (Accredited)
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission — (SCPE) - Clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers offering CPE and supervisory CPE programs (Accredited)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs — Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels (Accredited)
Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health, Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation — Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)

Programs (221)

Bachelor (76)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	$82,074	595
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	354
Sports & Fitness	$57,020	313
Marketing	$70,661	302
Biology	$58,149	248
Finance	$83,793	246
Registered Nursing	$77,118	239
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$92,042	181
Political Science	$60,073	149
Mechanical Engineering	$90,623	143
Neuroscience	Not reported	137
Public Relations	$63,314	134
Communications	$57,394	130
Accounting	$89,445	126
Computer Science	$106,312	113
Sociology	$53,635	111
Animal Sciences	$49,656	103
Human Development & Family Studies	$49,785	96
Anthropology	$41,767	90
English Language & Literature	$46,366	87
Journalism	$52,663	86
Social Work	$48,510	84
Communication Disorders	$59,347	80
Architecture	$68,765	72
Industrial Engineering	$107,093	70
Civil Engineering	$80,958	69
Biomedical Engineering	$69,476	68
Chemical Engineering	$91,643	66
Aerospace Engineering	$89,015	61
History	$52,505	60
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$56,155	58
Fine Arts	$34,609	53
Electrical Engineering	$93,642	49
Linguistics	$52,703	47
Nuclear Engineering	$99,139	46
Mathematics	$50,605	40
Music	$46,701	40
Business Information Systems	$80,415	40
Construction Management	Not reported	40
Economics	$67,902	39
Human Resources Management	$63,005	37
Plant Sciences	$61,587	36
Wildlife Management	$48,882	36
Hospitality Management	$58,854	35
Chemistry	$79,736	32
Geological Sciences	$50,202	32
Information Science	Not reported	31
Interior Architecture	$65,144	30
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$63,996	28
Physics	Not reported	28
Forestry	$57,436	25
Special Education	$50,585	24
Soil Sciences	$88,563	23
Geography	$54,656	22
Nutrition Sciences	$58,972	21
Materials Engineering	Not reported	20
Agricultural Business	$59,769	19
Computer Engineering	$105,834	19
Statistics	$83,697	18
International Studies	Not reported	18
Agricultural Public Services	$52,060	16
Agricultural Engineering	$85,141	15
Food Science & Technology	$68,114	14
Philosophy	$59,329	13
Design & Applied Arts	$69,047	12
Drama & Theater Arts	$41,414	12
Sustainability Studies	Not reported	11
Public Administration	Not reported	10
Natural Resources Management	Not reported	8
Religion	Not reported	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	Not reported	7
Clinical Laboratory Science	Not reported	7
Education	Not reported	4
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	3
Psychology	$49,003	0

Master (64)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$123,330	386
Social Work	$55,624	268
Secondary Education	$51,494	140
Library Science	$58,578	107
Accounting	$112,249	78
Communications	Not reported	65
Sports & Fitness	$57,810	50
Agricultural Public Services	$58,999	44
Cognitive Psychology	$60,295	38
Industrial Engineering	$150,903	36
Human Development & Family Studies	$55,719	35
Civil Engineering	$88,162	32
Nuclear Engineering	$106,136	29
Public Health	$72,158	29
Human Resources Management	Not reported	29
Educational Administration	Not reported	28
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	25
Mathematics	$71,818	25
Mechanical Engineering	$112,342	23
Landscape Architecture	Not reported	22
Computer Science	$135,764	22
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$56,750	21
Music	$53,019	21
Architecture	Not reported	18
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	17
Education	Not reported	16
Materials Engineering	Not reported	16
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	15
Anthropology	Not reported	15
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	14
Public Policy Analysis	$82,094	13
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	12
Agricultural Business	Not reported	10
Statistics	Not reported	10
Environmental Engineering	Not reported	9
Physics	Not reported	9
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	9
Drama & Theater Arts	Not reported	9
Fine Arts	Not reported	9
Marketing	Not reported	9
Animal Sciences	Not reported	8
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Not reported	8
English Language & Literature	Not reported	7
Geological Sciences	Not reported	7
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	6
Romance Languages	Not reported	6
Plant Sciences	Not reported	5
Soil Sciences	Not reported	5
Computer Engineering	Not reported	5
Rhetoric & Composition	Not reported	5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Not reported	5
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	4
Geography	Not reported	4
Sociology	Not reported	4
Forestry	Not reported	3
Engineering, Other	Not reported	3
Germanic Languages	Not reported	3
Ecology	Not reported	3
Philosophy	Not reported	3
Chemistry	Not reported	3
Economics	Not reported	3
Political Science	Not reported	3
Business Administration & Management	$132,036	0
Registered Nursing	$120,482	Not reported

Doctoral (45)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Registered Nursing	Not reported	53
Social Work	Not reported	25
Chemistry	$114,312	24
Physics	Not reported	20
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	19
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Not reported	17
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	17
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	16
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	16
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	15
Civil Engineering	Not reported	14
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	13
Mathematics	Not reported	11
Geological Sciences	Not reported	11
Education	$77,153	10
Materials Engineering	Not reported	10
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	10
Sports & Fitness	Not reported	9
Agriculture	Not reported	8
Communications	Not reported	8
English Language & Literature	Not reported	8
Microbiology	Not reported	8
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Not reported	6
Engineering, Other	$113,720	6
Anthropology	Not reported	6
Geography	Not reported	6
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	5
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Not reported	5
Political Science	Not reported	5
Sociology	Not reported	5
Computer Science	Not reported	4
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	4
Linguistics	Not reported	4
Human Development & Family Studies	Not reported	4
Ecology	Not reported	4
Systems Science	Not reported	4
Animal Sciences	Not reported	3
Plant Sciences	Not reported	3
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	3
Educational Administration	Not reported	3
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	3
Philosophy	Not reported	3
Economics	Not reported	3
History	Not reported	3
Psychology	$108,390	0

First Professional (2)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Law	$103,272	112
Veterinary Medicine	$123,713	79

Graduate Certificate (17)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Social Work	Not reported	119
Secondary Education	Not reported	22
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	17
Registered Nursing	Not reported	11
Educational Administration	Not reported	10
Music	Not reported	5
Management Information Systems	Not reported	5
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	4
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	4
Gerontology	Not reported	4
Public Policy Analysis	Not reported	4
Public Health	Not reported	4
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	3
Educational Assessment	Not reported	3
Fire Protection	Not reported	3
Health Services Administration	Not reported	3
Bioethics & Medical Ethics	Not reported	3

Undergraduate Certificate (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	8

Show 16 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Agricultural Engineering	Master	2
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral	2
Anthropology	Graduate Certificate	2
Public Health	Doctoral	2
Agricultural Engineering	Doctoral	1
Computer Engineering	Doctoral	1
Engineering, Other	Graduate Certificate	1
Library Science	Graduate Certificate	1
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Master	1
Microbiology	Master	1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Graduate Certificate	1
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral	1
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	Graduate Certificate	1
Data Science	Graduate Certificate	1
Hospitality Management	Doctoral	1
History	Master	1