The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee · Public

Of 91 assessed programs, 89 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 168 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,029
$30k to $48k	$12,162
$48k to $75k	$18,206
$75k to $110k	$23,627
$110k and up	$25,688
All families (average)	$18,976

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

91 of 259 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$82,074	+$47,265	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	470
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,020	+$22,211	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	358
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,149	+$23,340	clears the bar	$22,078	0.9 yrs	259
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,118	+$42,309	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	257
Social Work	Master's Degree	$55,624	+$20,815	clears the bar	$39,967	1.9 yrs	243
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$132,036	+$97,227	clears the bar	$40,816	0.4 yrs	240
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,661	+$35,852	clears the bar	$19,248	0.5 yrs	240
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$83,793	+$48,984	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	198
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,042	+$57,233	clears the bar	$24,812	0.4 yrs	189
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,623	+$55,814	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	186
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,073	+$25,264	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	161
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$57,394	+$22,585	clears the bar	$19,611	0.9 yrs	132
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$58,578	+$23,769	clears the bar	$35,963	1.5 yrs	127
Management Science	Master's Degree	$123,330	+$88,521	clears the bar	$31,504	0.4 yrs	126
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$63,314	+$28,505	clears the bar	$21,119	0.7 yrs	122
Law	First Professional Degree	$103,272	+$68,463	clears the bar	$61,500	0.9 yrs	120
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,366	+$11,557	clears the bar	$21,278	1.8 yrs	116
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$21,138 1-year earnings	-$13,671	falls short	$18,500	insufficient data	116
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$51,494	+$16,685	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	110
Accounting	Master's Degree	$112,249	+$77,440	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	105
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$49,656	+$14,847	clears the bar	$20,265	1.4 yrs	101
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,635	+$18,826	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	101
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,155	+$21,346	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	99
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$89,445	+$54,636	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	98
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$47,162 1-year earnings	+$12,353	clears the bar	$41,000	3.3 yrs	88
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,785	+$14,976	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	85
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$123,713	+$88,904	clears the bar	$163,453	1.8 yrs	83
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$52,663	+$17,854	clears the bar	$20,157	1.1 yrs	82
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$106,312	+$71,503	clears the bar	$17,066	0.2 yrs	79
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,347	+$24,538	clears the bar	$16,394	0.7 yrs	74
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$68,765	+$33,956	clears the bar	$31,000	0.9 yrs	72
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$48,510	+$13,701	clears the bar	$22,750	1.7 yrs	72
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,958	+$46,149	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	67
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,505	+$17,696	clears the bar	$15,750	0.9 yrs	67
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,643	+$56,834	clears the bar	$21,295	0.4 yrs	64
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$69,476	+$34,667	clears the bar	$22,200	0.6 yrs	62
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,767	+$6,958	clears the bar	$26,949	3.9 yrs	60
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,703	+$17,894	clears the bar	$20,612	1.2 yrs	59
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,882	+$14,073	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	56
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,015	+$54,206	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	54
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$50,605	+$15,796	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	54
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,642	+$58,833	clears the bar	$21,565	0.4 yrs	44
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,093	+$72,284	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	43
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$57,810	+$23,001	clears the bar	$36,269	1.6 yrs	43
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,139	+$64,330	clears the bar	$22,500	0.3 yrs	42
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,902	+$33,093	clears the bar	$20,750	0.6 yrs	42
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$46,701	+$11,892	clears the bar	$23,331	2.0 yrs	40
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$63,005	+$28,196	clears the bar	$20,248	0.7 yrs	40
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$79,736	+$44,927	clears the bar	$16,962	0.4 yrs	39
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$60,295	+$25,486	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	39
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,587	+$26,778	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	38
Music	Master's Degree	$53,019	+$18,210	clears the bar	$34,623	1.9 yrs	38
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,609	-$200	falls short	$25,877	insufficient data	34
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,854	+$24,045	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	34
Public Health	Master's Degree	$72,158	+$37,349	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$65,144	+$30,335	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	32
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$150,903	+$116,094	clears the bar	$31,248	0.3 yrs	32
Agricultural Public Services	Master's Degree	$58,999	+$24,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$112,342	+$77,533	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$63,996	+$29,187	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	30
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,415	+$45,606	clears the bar	$23,847	0.5 yrs	30
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,697	+$48,888	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,114	+$33,305	clears the bar	$20,632	0.6 yrs	28
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$135,764	+$100,955	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,202	+$15,393	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	28
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$57,436	+$22,627	clears the bar	$25,548	1.1 yrs	25
Soil Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$88,563	+$53,754	clears the bar	$22,798	0.4 yrs	24
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$88,162	+$53,353	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mathematics	Master's Degree	$71,818	+$37,009	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$114,312	+$79,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$54,656	+$19,847	clears the bar	$24,500	1.2 yrs	21
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,750	+$21,941	clears the bar	$18,950	0.9 yrs	20
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$63,505 1-year earnings	+$28,696	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	20
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,585	+$15,776	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,834	+$71,025	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	19
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	$113,720	+$78,911	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,972	+$24,163	clears the bar	$24,914	1.0 yrs	19
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$82,094	+$47,285	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$59,329	+$24,520	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	18
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,136	+$71,327	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$59,769	+$24,960	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	Doctoral Degree	$77,153	+$42,344	clears the bar	$61,500	1.5 yrs	16
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$69,047	+$34,238	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$41,414	+$6,605	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nursing	Master's Degree	$120,482	+$85,673	clears the bar	$61,500	0.7 yrs	15
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$63,801 1-year earnings	+$28,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,060	+$17,251	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$55,719	+$20,910	clears the bar	$16,430	0.8 yrs	11
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,141	+$50,332	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,003	+$14,194	clears the bar	$21,832	1.5 yrs	0
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$108,390	+$73,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	378
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,500	insufficient data	20
Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nuclear Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agriculture, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.