The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN utk.edu 28,763 students

The University of Tennessee's main campus is located in the city of Knoxville. Students can take advantage of the university's proximity to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for research opportunities. The campus also houses the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility. It maintains a close relationship with the University of Tennessee Medical Center, a Level I trauma center in East Tennessee.

Programs

Analyzed in dataset

Earnings

$43,852

Average graduate, 1 yr after

Outlook

49/100

Avg DegreeOutlook Score

Tuition

$13,484

In-state sticker price

Out-of-state: $31,974/yr

Financial Aid

The sticker price is rarely what families actually pay. University of Tennessee's grant and scholarship aid lowers the net price for most income brackets. 21% of students receive Pell Grants; 30% take federal loans.

Net Price by Family Income

Academic Year 2025

Income Bracket	Avg Net Price	4-Year Net Cost
$0 – $30K	$9,397	$37,588
$30K – $48K	$12,714	$50,856
$48K – $75K	$18,820	$75,280
$75K – $110K	$23,297	$93,188
$110K+	$25,438	$101,752
Sticker price (no aid)	$13,484	$53,936

Net price = tuition + fees + room & board minus grants and scholarships, by reported family-income bracket. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey via College Scorecard.

Programs at University of Tennessee

54 degree programs ranked by DegreeOutlook Score. Click any program for AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.

Degree Program	DW Score	1-yr Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
Computer Science Compare across schools →	84	$70,193/yr	Very High	17.9x
Management Science Compare across schools →	82	$59,501/yr	Very High	15.4x
Nursing Compare across schools →	79	$65,298/yr	High	12.8x
Accounting Compare across schools →	78	$53,197/yr	Very High	14.8x
Finance Compare across schools →	77	$53,826/yr	Very High	13.6x
Business Administration Compare across schools →	76	$59,147/yr	High	13.6x
Electrical Engineering Compare across schools →	73	$75,316/yr	Very High	17.4x
Chemical Engineering Compare across schools →	71	$76,302/yr	High	15.6x
Mechanical Engineering Compare across schools →	70	$65,756/yr	Very High	15.8x
Industrial Engineering Compare across schools →	69	$73,822/yr	High	14.7x
Nuclear Engineering Compare across schools →	69	$73,724/yr	High	16.4x
Computer Engineering Compare across schools →	68	$74,085/yr	Very High	12.7x
Civil Engineering Compare across schools →	68	$64,386/yr	High	14.1x
Economics Compare across schools →	68	$46,302/yr	Very High	12.4x
Food Science and Technology Compare across schools →	64	$48,441/yr	Moderate	13.7x
Biomedical Engineering Compare across schools →	62	$47,261/yr	High	16.2x
Marketing Compare across schools →	60	$46,896/yr	Very High	10.6x
Business Economics Compare across schools →	60	$44,025/yr	Very High	13.2x
Human Resources Compare across schools →	57	$49,956/yr	High	9.1x
Public Relations & Advertising Compare across schools →	57	$42,173/yr	High	10.7x
Architecture Compare across schools →	55	$50,365/yr	High	11.0x
Chemistry Compare across schools →	54	$41,589/yr	High	9.9x
Materials Engineering Compare across schools →	53	$63,505/yr	High	10.8x
Hospitality Management Compare across schools →	51	$36,439/yr	High	9.5x
Soil Sciences Compare across schools →	49	$55,322/yr	High	10.6x
Geography and Cartography Compare across schools →	49	$44,553/yr	High	8.7x
Communication and Media Studies Compare across schools →	46	$41,258/yr	High	9.7x
Family & Consumer Economics Compare across schools →	45	$43,014/yr	High	9.9x
Interior Architecture Compare across schools →	43	$45,448/yr	High	7.4x
Mathematics Compare across schools →	43	$39,043/yr	Very High	8.3x
Design Compare across schools →	42	$36,061/yr	High	9.4x
Political Science Compare across schools →	41	$29,728/yr	Very High	9.2x
Health & Physical Education Compare across schools →	41	$27,374/yr	Moderate	10.4x
Social Work Compare across schools →	40	$37,730/yr	Moderate	7.7x
Sociology Compare across schools →	40	$35,723/yr	High	8.2x
Plant Sciences Compare across schools →	39	$40,355/yr	High	7.0x
Agricultural Public Services Compare across schools →	38	$43,324/yr	High	8.6x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools →	38	$32,300/yr	High	6.7x
Biology Compare across schools →	37	$27,487/yr	High	9.8x
History Compare across schools →	34	$28,713/yr	High	7.0x
Journalism Compare across schools →	32	$32,082/yr	Very High	8.5x
Linguistics Compare across schools →	32	$31,713/yr	Very High	4.9x
Psychology Compare across schools →	32	$29,086/yr	High	7.5x
Music Compare across schools →	31	$31,888/yr	High	6.2x
Animal Sciences Compare across schools →	31	$26,515/yr	High	8.4x
Anthropology Compare across schools →	29	$24,772/yr	High	7.4x
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Compare across schools →	28	$30,924/yr	High	8.4x
Nutrition Sciences Compare across schools →	27	$18,122/yr	High	8.9x
Forestry Compare across schools →	26	$31,441/yr	Moderate	4.8x
Fine Arts Compare across schools →	26	$23,661/yr	Moderate	6.1x
English Compare across schools →	25	$26,476/yr	Very High	7.2x
Geosciences Compare across schools →	24	$30,101/yr	High	7.8x
Theater & Drama Compare across schools →	21	$21,189/yr	Moderate	5.6x
Neuroscience Compare across schools →	19	$21,138/yr	High	2.9x