Tennessee Best Graduate Schools
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| School Name | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) |
|---|---|
| Address | 527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996 |
| Phone | 865-974-1000 |
| Web | https://www.utk.edu |
| Online Application | https://vip.utk.edu |
| Financial Info | https://onestop.utk.edu/financial-aid |
| School Type | Public, 4 years |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $31,798 $13,380 for Tennessee Residents |
| Student Population | 6,634 |
| Offered Degrees/Programs | Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
| Number of Programs | 331 graduate programs (25 programs available online learning) |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Distance Learning (Online Classes) | 25 Online Programs Available |
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| Special learning Opportunities |
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| Tennessee Residents | Out-of-State | |||
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| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2018-2019 | $11,244 | $1,876 | $29,432 | $2,376 |
| 2019-2020 | $11,468 | $1,912 | $29,656 | $2,142 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,468 | $1,912 | $29,656 | $2,142 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,468 | $1,912 | $29,656 | $2,142 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,468 | $1,912 | $29,656 | $2,142 |
| Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $13,380 | $31,798 |
| 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 | |
| Tennessee Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | $626 | $1,637 |
| 2019-2020 | $639 | $1,650 |
| 2020-2021 | $639 | $1,650 |
| 2021-2022 | $639 | $1,650 |
| 2022-2023 | $639 | $1,650 |
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | 85 | 7 | 1,570 |
| Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 65 | 4 | 395 |
| Doctor's degree - other | 2 | 0 | 214 |
| Post Bachelor's Degree | 53 | 8 | 159 |
| Total | 205 | 19 | 2,338 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work (other) | ✕ | 75 | - |
| Social Work (other) | ✕ | 43 | - |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ✔ | 15 | - |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ✔ | 13 | - |
| Health Policy Analysis | ✔ | 11 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ✕ | 243 | $38,500 |
| Social Work | ✕ | 243 | $38,500 |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 205 | $93,000 |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 200 | $93,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | ✕ | 115 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | ✕ | 124 | - |
| Law | ✕ | 118 | - |
| ✕ | 90 | - | |
| ✕ | 79 | - | |
| Nursing Practice | ✕ | 33 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
| Agricultural Economics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | ✕ | 20 | - |
| Animal Sciences | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Plant Sciences | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Soil Chemistry and Physics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Forestry | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 24 completers | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✔ | 24 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 21 completers | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 148 completers | - |
| Education | ✔ | 23 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 13 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | $40,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | ✕ | 95 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 172 completers | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 26 | $68,300 |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✔ | 12 | - |
| Engineering Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✔ | 16 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Nuclear Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| German Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 30 | $39,100 |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | ✕ | 0 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Creative Writing | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Library Science [+] | ✕ | 106 completers | $41,200 |
| Library and Information Science | ✕ | 106 | $41,200 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Biochemistry | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Ecology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 41 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Systems Science and Theory | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 55 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✕ | 37 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 18 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 50 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 36 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 260 completers | - |
| Public Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Social Work | ✕ | 243 | $38,500 |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 16 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Geography | ✔ | 5 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 46 completers | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 28 | $29,100 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 24 | $50,900 |
| Health/Medical Physics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 15 | $86,100 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 386 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 205 | $93,000 |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 102 | $62,300 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Business Statistics | ✕ | 37 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Total | 1,570 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Animal Sciences | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Plant Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| ✕ | 0 | - | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 24 completers | - |
| Education | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ✕ | 10 | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 111 completers | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Engineering Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✔ | 20 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Nuclear Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Law | ✕ | 0 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
| Biochemistry | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Ecology | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Systems Science and Theory | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| School Psychology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Social Work | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 13 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Geography | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 45 completers | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nursing Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Nursing Practice | ✕ | 33 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Business/Managerial Economics | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Management Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Total | 395 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 90 completers | - |
| ✕ | 90 | - | |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 124 completers | - |
| Law | ✕ | 124 | - |
| Total | 214 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| African Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| African-American/Black Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 6 completers | - |
| Education | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Urban Education and Leadership | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Chemical Engineering (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nuclear Engineering | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Library Science [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 0 completers | - |
| Children and Youth Library Services | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 6 completers | - |
| Gerontology | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chemistry (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Science Technologies/Technicians [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chemical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Counseling Psychology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Fire Protection (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 86 completers | - |
| Health Policy Analysis | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Social Work | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Social Work (other) | ✕ | 75 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 2 completers | - |
| Anthropology (other) | ✔ | 1 | - |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Music | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Music Pedagogy | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ | 29 completers | - |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health/Medical Physics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Public Health (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| ✕ | 0 | - | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nurse Anesthetist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing | ✔ | 7 | - |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ✔ | 15 | - |
| Palliative Care Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 159 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,634 | 2,873 | 3,761 |
| Full-time | 3,937 | 1,635 | 2,302 |
| Part-tme | 2,697 | 1,238 | 1,459 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,634 | 2,873 | 3,761 |
| American Indian/Native American | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Asian | 173 | 83 | 90 |
| Black/African American | 345 | 129 | 216 |
| Hispanic | 291 | 123 | 168 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| White | 4,713 | 1,916 | 2,797 |
| Two More | 164 | 54 | 110 |
| Un-Known | 78 | 36 | 42 |
| Non-resident Alien | 850 | 521 | 329 |
| Number of Graduate Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 6,634 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 1,536 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 558 |
| Not in Online Courses | 4,540 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,634 | 2,873 | 3,761 |
| Age 18-19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 20-21 | 59 | 17 | 42 |
| Age 22-24 | 1,952 | 769 | 1,183 |
| Age 25-29 | 2,296 | 1,030 | 1,266 |
| Age 30-34 | 1,040 | 520 | 520 |
| Age 35-39 | 492 | 216 | 276 |
| Age 40-49 | 553 | 223 | 330 |
| Age 50-64 | 217 | 82 | 135 |
| Over 64 | 23 | 16 | 7 |