The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
54
Avg Grad Earnings
$43,852/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
57/100
Tuition (In-State)
$13,484/yr
Out-of-state: $31,974/yr
All Programs at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
54 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | 85 | $59,147/yr | High | 13.6x |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 84 | $59,501/yr | Very High | 15.4x |
| Computer Science | 83 | $70,193/yr | Very High | 17.9x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 82 | $65,298/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Computer Engineering | 79 | $74,085/yr | Very High | 12.7x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 78 | $53,826/yr | Very High | 13.6x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 76 | $53,197/yr | Very High | 14.8x |
| Industrial Engineering | 72 | $73,822/yr | High | 14.7x |
| Electrical | 71 | $75,316/yr | Very High | 17.4x |
| Food Science and Technology | 71 | $48,441/yr | Moderate | 13.7x |
| Economics | 71 | $46,302/yr | Very High | 12.4x |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 70 | $49,956/yr | High | 9.1x |
| Chemical Engineering | 69 | $76,302/yr | High | 15.6x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | $65,756/yr | Very High | 15.8x |
| Marketing | 68 | $46,896/yr | Very High | 10.6x |
| Nuclear Engineering | 67 | $73,724/yr | High | 16.4x |
| Civil Engineering | 66 | $64,386/yr | High | 14.1x |
| Chemistry | 64 | $41,589/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Materials Engineering | 63 | $63,505/yr | High | 10.8x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 63 | $42,173/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 63 | $36,439/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Geography and Cartography | 60 | $44,553/yr | High | 8.7x |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 60 | $44,025/yr | Very High | 13.2x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 59 | $47,261/yr | High | 16.2x |
| Soil Sciences | 58 | $55,322/yr | High | 10.6x |
| Architecture | 57 | $50,365/yr | High | 11.0x |
| Social Work | 57 | $37,730/yr | Moderate | 7.7x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 57 | $32,300/yr | High | 6.7x |
| Plant Sciences | 54 | $40,355/yr | High | 7.0x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 53 | $41,258/yr | High | 9.7x |
| Mathematics | 53 | $39,043/yr | Very High | 8.3x |
| Sociology | 53 | $35,723/yr | High | 8.2x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 53 | $27,374/yr | Moderate | 10.4x |
| Interior Architecture | 52 | $45,448/yr | High | 7.4x |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 52 | $43,014/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 52 | $36,061/yr | High | 9.4x |
| Political Science and Government | 51 | $29,728/yr | Very High | 9.2x |
| History | 51 | $28,713/yr | High | 7.0x |
| Psychology, General | 49 | $29,086/yr | High | 7.5x |
| Agricultural Public Services | 47 | $43,324/yr | High | 8.6x |
| Biology, General | 47 | $27,487/yr | High | 9.8x |
| Music | 45 | $31,888/yr | High | 6.2x |
| Anthropology | 45 | $24,772/yr | High | 7.4x |
| Animal Sciences | 43 | $26,515/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $23,661/yr | Moderate | 6.1x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 42 | $31,713/yr | Very High | 4.9x |
| Journalism | 39 | $32,082/yr | Very High | 8.5x |
| Forestry | 38 | $31,441/yr | Moderate | 4.8x |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 38 | $30,924/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $21,189/yr | Moderate | 5.6x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 37 | $30,101/yr | High | 7.8x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 | $26,476/yr | Very High | 7.2x |
| Nutrition Sciences | 37 | $18,122/yr | High | 8.9x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 33 | $21,138/yr | High | 2.9x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 54 bachelor's degree programs at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.