Four years after completion, federally aided completers working and not enrolled at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga have median earnings of $57,377. That earnings measure places in the 40th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; the university is $8,233 below that figure. Graduates earn about $4,533 less than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,095.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,628. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reports a median of $57,377 four years after completion among 2,356 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That is $8,233 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The median sits at the 40th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,533 less than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations sits at the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Estimated earnings scenarios from the program mix run from $44,146 on the downside to $80,401 on the upside, with $57,377 as the typical outcome.
An estimated 28.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The wide spread between the downside and upside scenarios coincides with a broad range of earnings across fields.
For The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, return measures show earnings below the peer median and below the model’s expectation. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $57,377 four years after completion, in the 40th percentile.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; the university’s figure is $8,233 below it. Graduates earn about $4,533 less than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 38th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,095.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,628. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,643.
Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix put the downside at $44,146 and the upside at $80,401. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Program earnings vary across the listed fields. Kinesiology and Physical Education is the largest listed program, with 212 degrees awarded and median earnings of $48,413 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #140 nationally.
Engineering-Related Fields awarded 51 degrees and has median earnings of $92,900, while Civil Engineering awarded 24 degrees and has median earnings of $91,615.
At The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, earnings scenarios run from $44,146 on the downside to $80,401 on the upside four years after completion. The range reflects scenarios based on the program mix, rather than observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, median earnings four years after completion are $92,900 in Engineering-Related Fields, $92,511 in Chemical Engineering, and $91,615 in Civil Engineering. Those fields sit well above the downside scenario, making the spread across programs clear.
Affordability is the strongest pillar at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, and the numbers bear that out. The average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $14,265, which is $1,369 below the $15,634 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $19,500 in federal student loans, $576 below the $20,076 peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $17,353. Cost and debt both run below their peer medians.
Affordability sits at the 81st percentile. Graduates earn about $4,533 less than the model expects for similar students, and the return pillar sits at the 39th percentile.