Return is the weakest pillar, sitting at the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,740 less than the model expects for similar students.
That gap is at the 26th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $11,225.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $18,965. Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $67,631, in the 72nd percentile.
That is $2,021 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville records a median of $67,631 four years after completion for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled. That figure reflects a cohort of 5,366 completers and sits at the 72nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $7,740 less than the model expects for similar students. That places the earnings-beyond-expectations result at the 26th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a typical outcome of $67,631, a downside of $50,756 and an upside of $89,938. An estimated 29.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The median sits in the upper third among nonprofit four-year institutions, yet graduates fall short of what the model expects, so the earnings picture is mixed.
The return picture at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is mixed. Four years after completion, graduates earn a median of $67,631, in the 72nd percentile nationally.
That figure is above the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $2,021. Yet graduates earn about $7,740 less than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits in the 26th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,225. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $18,965.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,580. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $50,756 and an upside of $89,938, a wide spread that reflects the range of fields the university offers.
Azimuth ranks the return pillar #584 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program-level results show stronger pockets.
The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awarded 470 degrees. Its median earnings of $82,074 four years after completion are 1.20x the national median for the field, and Azimuth ranks it #45 nationally.
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, with 56 degrees awarded, earns a median of $48,882 and holds a national rank of #4. Soil Sciences is a smaller program at 24 degrees but ranks #1 nationally.
The overall return reflects a broad program mix: a large Business family makes up 24.3% of degrees awarded, and these highly ranked programs sit alongside it.
Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, range from a downside of $50,756 to an upside of $89,938, with the typical scenario at $67,631.
That spread is shaped by the outcomes across the 59 programs with published earnings data. The highest-earning fields sit well above the typical scenario.
Industrial Engineering completers earn a median of $107,093, Computer Science graduates reach $106,312, and Computer Engineering completers earn $105,834.
The published cost of attendance at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is $33,678. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients is $18,976, which is $3,342 above the $15,634 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $20,500 in federal student loans, $424 above the $20,076 median for comparable institutions. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $30,610. Graduates earn about $7,740 less than the model expects for similar students.
The net price and debt figures sit above their peer medians, while earnings fall short of the model's expectation.