Top Ranked Programs
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga's program mix is anchored in Business, with additional depth in health, engineering, and applied social sciences. Business accounts for 21% of graduates, followed by Education at 7% and Engineering at 7%, reflecting a practical, career-oriented degree mix across 37 programs serving roughly 2,026 students annually. Business Administration is the institution's highest aggregate-return program, combining cohort scale with solid median four-year earnings. Among the most popular programs, Kinesiology program graduates 212 students with median earnings of $48,413 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks the program #114 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Psychology, General and Business Administration round out the high-enrollment tier, each graduating 188 and 186 students respectively, with median early-career earnings of $44,700 and $66,554. The highest-earning programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga cluster in applied and technical fields. Nursing leads on earnings, with graduates posting median earnings of $77,838 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks the program #261 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration and Criminal Justice follow closely, with median earnings of $66,554 and $53,565 respectively — both direct-to-workforce pathways where earnings reflect labor-market outcomes.