The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a public college in Knoxville, TN. Its average net price is $18,314 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,626 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,690 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,499 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,708 |
| $110,001 and up | $26,651 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $55,233 |
| 8 years after entry | $60,071 |
| 10 years after entry | $65,090 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,695 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $19,500 n=114 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $67,524 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $13,600 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $32,720 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $16,750 n=111 |
| Anthropology | $32,861 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Architecture | $61,580 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Biology | $37,633 n=184 | $19,750 n=211 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $52,760 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $67,464 n=429 | $17,800 n=454 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $74,688 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $69,944 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $19,692 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $18,625 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Communications | $43,900 n=157 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,585 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Construction Management | $68,818 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $58,965 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $18,841 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $80,042 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,915 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $55,292 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $18,963 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,997 n=191 | $19,000 n=198 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $35,618 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $44,110 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $36,607 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $20,721 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $57,096 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $23,687 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Industrial Engineering | $80,441 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Interior Architecture | $56,308 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $42,605 n=124 | $18,625 n=100 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $41,851 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $70,779 n=148 | $20,500 n=159 |
| Marketing | $53,116 n=244 | $19,303 n=237 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $45,896 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $78,307 n=161 | $19,500 n=116 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $32,859 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $15,077 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Music | $33,994 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $25,630 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $31,789 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,450 n=108 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | $18,895 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $42,875 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $16,688 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Political Science and Government | $38,467 n=140 | $19,500 n=138 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $49,839 n=134 | $19,500 n=123 |
| Registered Nursing | $72,791 n=286 | $20,500 n=252 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $36,137 n=312 | $19,500 n=358 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $36,621 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $21,266 n=114 |
| Sociology | $38,610 n=109 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Soil Sciences | $42,016 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $36,740 n=235 | $19,500 n=288 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $39,155 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $24,458 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
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