The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) is a four-year, public school located in Knoxville, TN.

It offers 198 graduate programs - 77 Master's, 61 Doctorate, and 60 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,620 for in-state and $32,108 for out-of-state students.

A total of 6,766 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 33,805 students at UTK. UTK offers online graduate programs and 1,803 out of 6,766 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UTK have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Tennessee College of Law. In addition, you can find UTK's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,620 for Tennessee residents and $32,108 for out-of-state students. It offers 198 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameThe University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TypeFour-year, Public
Address527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN
Graduate School Students6,634 students
1,803 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,620
Out-of-State$32,108
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 198 Graduate Programs
77 Master's, 61 Doctorate, 60 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $13,620 and $32,108 for non-Tennessee residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $639 for Tennessee residents and $1,650 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,468$29,656
Fees$2,152$2,452
Cost per Credit$639$1,650
Books & Supplies$1,598
Room & Board$12,500 (On-Campus) / $12,500 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,096 (On-Campus) / $6,096 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,814$52,302
Off-Campus Total$33,814$52,302

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 198 major areas - 77 Master's, 61 Doctorate (2 online programs), 60 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs). 1,871 students have been conferred Master's degree and 633 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,871633231-
Men74829634-
Women1,123337197-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education Services44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science4 NOT OFFER
Plant Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Chemistry and Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forestry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Landscape Architecture22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering29 NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
LinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family Studies NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science107 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Children and Youth Library ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Data Science, OtherNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology 9 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fire Protection (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Policy AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Social Work268 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 119 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Keyboard InstrumentsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Stringed InstrumentsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PedagogyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Public Health20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Medical Physics NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting78 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business/Managerial Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Management Science263 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)86 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UTK graduate schools have a total of 6,634 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,873 male and 3,761 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 3,937 full-time and 2,697 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,803 students enrolled through online exclusively and 591 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 4,713 White, 345 Black, and 173 Asian students are attending at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

583 grad students are younger than 22 and 763 students are older than 65. It has 4,020 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,400 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total6,634
Men2,873
Women3,761
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total6,634
Full-time Students3,937
Part-time Students2,697
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total6,634
American Indian /
Native American
17
Asian173
Black345
Hispanic291
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White4,713
Two or more races164
Un-Known78
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total6,634
21 & Under583
22-242,027
25-291,993
30-34934
35-39466
40 & Over763

Online Population

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduate schools, 1,803 students enrolled online exclusively and 591 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,766
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,803
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses591
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,372
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,803
Tennessee Resident1,214
Other State In U.S.574
Outside of U.S.15