Programs & majors brief
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?
72 of 72 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering | 43 | $107,093 | #15 |
| Computer Science | 79 | $106,312 | #100 |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 19 | $105,834 | — |
| Nuclear Engineering | 42 | $99,139 | #4 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 44 | $93,642 | #162 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 189 | $92,042 | #31 |
| Chemical Engineering | 64 | $91,643 | #100 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 186 | $90,623 | #123 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 98 | $89,445 | #66 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 54 | $89,015 | #49 |
| Soil Sciences | 24 | $88,563 | #1 |
| Agricultural Engineering small degree count | 9 | $85,141 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 198 | $83,793 | #74 |
| Statistics | 29 | $83,697 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 470 | $82,074 | #45 |
| Civil Engineering | 67 | $80,958 | #134 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 30 | $80,415 | #28 |
| Chemistry | 39 | $79,736 | #14 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 257 | $77,118 | #221 |
| Marketing | 240 | $70,661 | #70 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 62 | $69,476 | #96 |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 16 | $69,047 | — |
| Architecture | 72 | $68,765 | #19 |
| Food Science and Technology | 28 | $68,114 | #20 |
| Economics | 42 | $67,902 | #169 |
| Interior Architecture | 32 | $65,144 | #4 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 30 | $63,996 | #5 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 122 | $63,314 | #38 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 40 | $63,005 | #51 |
| Plant Sciences | 38 | $61,587 | #12 |
| Political Science and Government | 161 | $60,073 | #143 |
| Agricultural Business and Management small degree count | 16 | $59,769 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 74 | $59,347 | #55 |
| Philosophy small degree count | 18 | $59,329 | — |
| Nutrition Sciences small degree count | 19 | $58,972 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 34 | $58,854 | #42 |
| Biology, General | 259 | $58,149 | #160 |
| Forestry | 25 | $57,436 | #16 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 132 | $57,394 | #104 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 358 | $57,020 | #59 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 99 | $56,155 | #49 |
| Geography and Cartography | 21 | $54,656 | #68 |
| Sociology | 101 | $53,635 | #98 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 59 | $52,703 | #28 |
| Journalism | 82 | $52,663 | #60 |
| History | 67 | $52,505 | #100 |
| Agricultural Public Services small degree count | 11 | $52,060 | — |
| Mathematics | 54 | $50,605 | #207 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 19 | $50,585 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 28 | $50,202 | #86 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 85 | $49,785 | #47 |
| Animal Sciences | 101 | $49,656 | #32 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 56 | $48,882 | #4 |
| Social Work | 72 | $48,510 | #148 |
| Music | 40 | $46,701 | #62 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 116 | $46,366 | #164 |
| Anthropology | 60 | $41,767 | #100 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 16 | $41,414 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 34 | $34,609 | #214 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Information Science/Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 116 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sustainability Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 378 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Management | 44 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Soil Sciences#1
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management#4
- Interior Architecture#4
- Nuclear Engineering#4
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies#5
- Plant Sciences#12
- Chemistry#14
- Industrial Engineering#15
- Forestry#16
- Architecture#19
- Food Science and Technology#20
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#28
- Business/Managerial Economics#28
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#31
- Animal Sciences#32
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#38
- Hospitality Administration/Management#42
- Business Administration, Management and Operations#45
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#47
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#49
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#49
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
The value of a degree from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville depends heavily on the field a student chooses. Of the 59 programs with published earnings data, 49 carry an Azimuth national rank.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year. The degree mix centers on Business, at 24.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Engineering second at 11.0% and Social Sciences third at 7.0%.
The largest single program, Business Administration and Management, awards 470 degrees a year and earns a national rank of #45 with median earnings of $82,074 four years after completion. The best-ranked program nationally is Soil Sciences, at #1 in its field, with median earnings of $88,563 four years after completion and 24 degrees awarded.
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management follows at #4 nationally, with 56 degrees awarded and median earnings of $48,882. Across all fields, 19.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.