The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Graduate Programs

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a Public, 4-years school located in Knoxville, TN. UTK offers total 190 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $32,108 ($13,620 Tennessee residents)
  • Graduate Students: 6,766
  • Graduate Programs: 190

UTK Graduate Programs Overview

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (referred to as UTK) is a Public, 4-years school located in Knoxville, TN. UTK offers total 190 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is $13,620 for Tennessee residents and $32,108 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $639 for Tennessee residents and $1,650 for out-of-state students. Total 6,766 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 33,805 with undergraduate students.
UTK 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesTennessee residents: $13,620
Out-of-State: $32,108
Costs per CreditTennessee residents: $639
Out-of-State: $1,650
Graduate Students6,766
Graduate Programs190 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/2000 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduate schools offers 188 major programs and 9 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,507 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at UTK. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at UTK with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 7 programs 71
Agricultural Economics1 program 10
Agricultural and Extension Education Services1 program 31
Animal Sciences1 program 9
Food Science1 program 4
Plant Sciences1 program 3
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management1 program 10
Soil Chemistry and Physics1 program 4
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 2 programs 11
Forestry1 program 6
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management1 program 5
Architecture [+] 2 programs 49
Architecture1 program 19
Landscape Architecture1 program 30
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 37
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 37
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 28
Computer Science1 program 28
Education [+] 4 programs 158
Education1 program 16
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 12
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services1 program 20
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1 program 110
Engineering [+] 14 programs 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 14
Agricultural Engineering1 program 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 4
Chemical Engineering1 program 4
Civil Engineering1 program 24
Computer Engineering1 program 6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 20
Engineering Science1 program 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 5
Materials Engineering1 program 12
Mechanical Engineering1 program 31
Nuclear Engineering1 program 17
Industrial Engineering1 program 32
Engineering (other)1 program 6
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 0
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 3 programs 5
German Language and Literature1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 4
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 11
Human Development and Family Studies1 program 11
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 20
English Language and Literature1 program 14
Creative Writing1 program 6
Library Science [+] 1 program 127
Library and Information Science1 program 127
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 4 programs 11
Biochemistry1 program 1
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program 2
Ecology1 program 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 4
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 28
Mathematics1 program 22
Statistics1 program 6
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 22
Nutrition Sciences1 program 22
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 2 programs 43
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 23
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 20
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 2
Philosophy1 program 2
Physical Sciences [+] 3 programs 24
Chemistry1 program 1
Geology/Earth Science1 program 7
Physics1 program 16
Psychology [+] 3 programs 49
Psychology1 program 0
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 10
Educational Psychology1 program 39
Human Services [+] 2 programs 262
Public Policy Analysis1 program 19
Social Work1 program 243
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 27
Anthropology1 program 6
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 5
Geography1 program 7
Political Science and Government1 program 4
Sociology1 program 5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 3 programs 48
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 2
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 8
Music1 program 38
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 48
Public Health1 program 27
Health/Medical Physics1 program 6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 15
Business [+] 8 programs 485
Business Administration and Management1 program 211
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management1 program 29
Accounting1 program 105
Business/Managerial Economics1 program 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 14
Management Science1 program 16
Business Statistics1 program 66
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 44
History [+] 1 programs 8
History1 program 8
Total78 programs1,752
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 4 programs 10
Animal Sciences1 program 4
Food Science1 program 5
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management1 program 1
Veterinary Medicine1 program 0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 5
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program 5
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 6
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 6
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 6
Computer Science1 program 6
Education [+] 4 programs 27
Education1 program 16
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 4
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services1 program 7
Engineering [+] 13 programs 113
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 2
Agricultural Engineering1 program 0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 2
Chemical Engineering1 program 5
Civil Engineering1 program 11
Computer Engineering1 program 6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 13
Engineering Science1 program 2
Materials Engineering1 program 16
Mechanical Engineering1 program 11
Nuclear Engineering1 program 16
Industrial Engineering1 program 10
Engineering (other)1 program 19
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 4
Foreign Languages and Literatures1 program 4
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 0
Human Development and Family Studies1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Law1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 6
English Language and Literature1 program 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 4 programs 34
Biochemistry1 program 8
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program 9
Ecology1 program 10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 7
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 12
Mathematics1 program 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 7
Systems Science and Theory1 program 3
Nutrition Sciences1 program 4
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 9
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 9
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 4
Philosophy1 program 4
Physical Sciences [+] 3 programs 36
Chemistry1 program 21
Geology/Earth Science1 program 1
Physics1 program 14
Psychology [+] 4 programs 30
Psychology1 program 0
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 15
School Psychology1 program 6
Educational Psychology1 program 9
Human Services [+] 1 program (1 online)21
Social Work1 program (1 online)21
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 13
Anthropology1 program 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 2
Geography1 program 1
Political Science and Government1 program 6
Sociology1 program 2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 30
Public Health1 program 0
Nursing Science1 program 2
Nursing Practice1 program 28
Business [+] 4 programs 13
Business Administration and Management1 program 3
Business/Managerial Economics1 program 1
Hospitality Administration/Management1 program 2
Management Science1 program 7
History [+] 1 programs 5
History1 program 5
Total58 programs (1 online)391
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 83
Veterinary Medicine1 program 83
Legal Studies [+] 1 programs 120
Law1 program 120
Total2 programs203
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 0
Food Science1 program 0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 3 programs 1
African Studies1 program 0
African-American/Black Studies1 program 1
Women's Studies1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Artificial Intelligence1 program 0
Education [+] 9 programs 6
Education1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 2
Urban Education and Leadership1 program 0
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 4
Special Education and Teaching1 program 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness1 program 0
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching1 program 0
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 0
Art Teacher Education1 program 0
Engineering [+] 5 programs 8
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 0
Nuclear Engineering1 program 4
Manufacturing Engineering1 program 0
Engineering (other)1 program 4
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 1
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 2 programs 1
Linguistics1 program 0
American Sign Language (ASL)1 program 1
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 2
Human Development and Family Studies1 program 2
Legal Studies [+] 2 programs 1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 0
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1 program 1
Library Science [+] 1 program 0
Children and Youth Library Services1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 5 programs (2 online)7
Gerontology1 program 4
Medieval and Renaissance Studies1 program 2
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies1 program (1 online)1
Data Science, Other1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 program (1 online)0
Physical Sciences [+] 1 program 1
Chemistry (other)1 program 1
Psychology [+] 2 programs 16
Counseling Psychology1 program 10
Educational Psychology1 program 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program (1 online)0
Fire Protection (other)1 program (1 online)0
Human Services [+] 2 programs (1 online)93
Health Policy Analysis1 program (1 online)5
Social Work (other)1 program 88
Social Sciences [+] 2 programs 3
Anthropology (other)1 program 1
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)1 program 2
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 2 programs 8
Music1 program 0
Music Pedagogy1 program 8
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 8 programs (4 online)13
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician1 program 1
Health/Medical Physics1 program 0
Public Health (other)1 program 0
Nursing Education1 program (1 online)0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)2
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)5
Business [+] 1 programs 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 0
Total50 programs (8 online)161

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of UTK graduate programs is $13,620 for Tennessee residents and $32,108 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $639 for Tennessee residents and $1,650 for other students. The average living costs is $17,816 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at UTK
Tennessee residentsOut of State
Tuition$11,468$29,656
Fees$1,912$2,142
Costs per Credit Hour$639$1,650
Living on-campus$17,816
Living off-campus$17,816

Graduate Student Population

At UTK graduate schools, there are total 6,766 graduate students. Among them, 1,803 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 2,938 men and 3,828 women students at UTK graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at UTK.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,7662,9383,828
American Indian/Native American1468
Asian1808793
Black/African American366136230
Hispanic307120187
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White4,6971,9042,793
Two More17768109
Un-Known693237
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at UTK
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students6,7661,8035914,372

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