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Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 242 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UT Knoxville.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Knoxville offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UT Knoxville Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 19
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 36
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 60
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 81
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 144
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 151
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 160
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 199
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 222
263
Best Nursing Schools 291
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 330
332
385
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 423
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 512
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 831
971
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,386
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,550
1,763

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #424 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $51,956. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 242 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UT Knoxville in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 213
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UT Knoxville Nursing Master’s Program

53% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in nursing from UT Knoxville. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UT Knoxville, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 40 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 257
Nursing Practice 33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 15
Nursing Science 7
School Nursing 7
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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