Public · Knoxville, Tennessee
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: cost, debt and earnings by major
100 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $18,314
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 74%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 42%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 30,418
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,626 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,690 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,499 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $22,708 |
| $110,000+ | $26,651 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (64)
- Industrial Engineering$107,093
- Computer Science$106,312
- Computer Engineering$105,834
- Nuclear Engineering$99,139
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042
- Chemical Engineering$91,643
- Mechanical Engineering$90,623
- Accounting and Related Services$89,445
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015
- Soil Sciences$88,563
- Agricultural Engineering$85,141
- Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793
- Statistics$83,697
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,074
- Civil Engineering$80,958
- Business/Managerial Economics$80,415
- Chemistry$79,736
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118
- Materials Engineering$74,060 (1 yr)
- Marketing$70,661
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476
- Design and Applied Arts$69,047
- Construction Management$68,818 (1 yr)
- Architecture$68,765
- Food Science and Technology$68,114
- Economics$67,902
- Interior Architecture$65,144
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314
- Human Resources Management and Services$63,005
- Plant Sciences$61,587
- Political Science and Government$60,073
- Agricultural Business and Management$59,769
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,347
- Philosophy$59,329
- Nutrition Sciences$58,972
- Hospitality Administration/Management$58,854
- Biology, General$58,149
- Forestry$57,436
- Communication and Media Studies$57,394
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,020
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$56,155
- Geography and Cartography$54,656
- Sociology$53,635
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$52,703
- Journalism$52,663
- History$52,505
- Agricultural Public Services$52,060
- Mathematics$50,605
- Special Education and Teaching$50,585
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$50,202
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$49,785
- Animal Sciences$49,656
- Psychology, General$49,003
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$48,882
- Social Work$48,510
- Music$46,701
- English Language and Literature, General$46,366
- Anthropology$41,767
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,414
- Research and Experimental Psychology$36,137 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$34,609
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$31,789 (1 yr)
Master's programs (28)
- Industrial Engineering$150,903
- Computer Science$135,764
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$132,036
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$123,330
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$120,482
- Mechanical Engineering$112,342
- Accounting and Related Services$112,249
- Nuclear Engineering$106,136
- Civil Engineering$88,162
- Public Policy Analysis$82,094
- Public Health$72,158
- Mathematics$71,818
- Human Resources Management and Services$70,050 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$67,151 (1 yr)
- Architecture$63,747 (1 yr)
- Landscape Architecture$61,730 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$60,295
- Agricultural Public Services$58,999
- Library Science and Administration$58,578
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,810
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,750
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$55,719
- Social Work$55,624
- Nutrition Sciences$55,553 (1 yr)
- Music$53,019
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,494
- Communication and Media Studies$48,107 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$29,045 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (6)
- Chemistry$114,312
- Engineering, Other$113,720
- Psychology, General$108,390
- Research and Experimental Psychology$91,929 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$85,211 (1 yr)
- Education, General$77,153
First professional programs (2)
- Veterinary Medicine$123,713
- Law$103,272