How much money do The University of Tennessee graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $40,800 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $56,300 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Tennessee graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Nuclear Engineering with a median starting salary of $71,100 followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering paying $66,300 and Industrial Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $65,000 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Dentistry (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $131,800 followed by Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) at $95,700 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $93,000 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for The University of Tennessee graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Dentistry (First Professional Degree) | $131,800 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $95,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $93,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degree) | $92,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $86,100 |
| Nuclear Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,100 |
| Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $69,200 |
| Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) | $68,300 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,300 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,600 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $62,300 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,600 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,500 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,600 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $53,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,300 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $51,800 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $50,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,600 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,800 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,600 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,700 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,600 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,300 |
| Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) | $41,200 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $40,300 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $39,100 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $38,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,200 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $38,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,100 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $35,300 |
| Social Work (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $34,800 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,700 |
| Soil Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,300 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,600 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,200 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,800 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,600 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,900 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,100 |
| Music (Master's Degree) | $29,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,200 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,700 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,000 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,800 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,500 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,600 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,400 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,800 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,800 |
| Nutrition Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,300 |
| Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,200 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $15,500 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=221759 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for The University of Tennessee.