Graduate Programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Graduate School Overview

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (referred to as UTC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Chattanooga, TN. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1910 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UTC Directory Information
School Name	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (UTC)
Address	615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone	423-425-4111
Web	https://www.utc.edu
Online Application	https://webapp.utc.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://utc.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is $10,474 for Tennessee residents and $18,538 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,441 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,457 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 91 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,538 $10,474 for Tennessee Residents
Student Population	1,441
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is $10,474 for Tennessee residents and $18,538 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $478 for Tennessee residents and $926 for out-of-state students.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers the alternative tuition plans.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is $10,474 for Tennessee residents and $18,538 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tennessee Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,244	$1,776	$16,308	$1,776
2019-2020	$8,450	$1,820	$16,514	$1,820
2020-2021	$8,450	$1,820	$16,514	$1,820
2021-2022	$8,618	$1,856	$16,682	$1,856
2022-2023	$8,618	$1,856	$16,682	$1,856

The graduate school tuition & fees of UTC is average compared to public graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $21,801 (public) / $19,533 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	$10,474	$18,538
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,517	$19,659
Public	$11,408	$21,801
Private	$19,533

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,550 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,550. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,500	$4,050	$9,500	$4,050
2019-2020	$9,500	$4,050	$9,500	$4,050
2020-2021	$9,500	$4,050	$9,500	$4,050
2021-2022	$9,500	$4,050	$9,500	$4,050
2022-2023	$9,500	$4,050	$9,500	$4,050

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $478 for Tennessee residents and $926 for other students at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tennessee Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$458	$906
2019-2020	$469	$917
2020-2021	$469	$917
2021-2022	$478	$926
2022-2023	$478	$926

Graduate Programs at UTC

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers 43 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 485 students have completed their study at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Offered Degrees at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	5	394
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	1	6
Doctor's degree - other	3	1	67
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	0	6
Post Master's Degree	7	1	12
Total	43	8	485

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 8 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 120 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 36 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	120	$70,100
Business Administration and Management	✔	99	$70,100
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	39	$133,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	38	$133,500
Psychology	✕	26	$61,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	36	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	24	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	16	-

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers 43 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 485 students have completed their graduate studies.

394 students have earned/completed Master's program.
67 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
12 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	12	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	15	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	56 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	$39,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	4	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Engineering	✔	21	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	24	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	17 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	17	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	$61,000
Psychology	✕	20	$61,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Human Services [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	12	-
Social Work	✕	20	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	17	-
Public Health (other)	✕	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	39	$133,500
Business [+]	✔	115 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	99	$70,100
Accounting	✕	16	-
	Total	394

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Systems Engineering	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computational Science	✕	3	-
	Total	6

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	67 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	36	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	9	-
	Total	67

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	6

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at UTC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,441 students enrolled into The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga graduate schools where it has total 11,457 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 743 full-time and 698 part-time graduate students. By gender, 577 male and 864 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,441	577	864
Full-time	743	253	490
Part-tme	698	324	374

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,106 White (76.75%), 104 Black/African American (7.22%), 61 Hispanic (4.23%), 36 Asian (2.50%), and 134 students with other races. 61 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,441	577	864
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	36	13	23
Black/African American	104	38	66
Hispanic	61	24	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,106	426	680
Two More	43	19	24
Un-Known	28	12	16
Non-resident Alien	61	45	16

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 426 graduate students (29.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 410 graduate students (28.45% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,441
Enrolled Online Exclusively	426
Enrolled Some Online Courses	410
Not in Online Courses	605

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. 515 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.74% of total students), 90 students are aged above 50 (6.25%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,441	577	864
Age 20-21	31	3	28
Age 22-24	484	162	322
Age 25-29	371	179	192
Age 30-34	206	95	111
Age 35-39	124	51	73
Age 40-49	135	50	85
Age 50-64	83	32	51
Over 64	7	5	2

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