Human Resource Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying human resource management, 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 has a total student population of 30,559. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 34 of them were human resource management majors.

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

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how UT Knoxville performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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 Focused Human Resource Management Schools	456

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in HR from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #124 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $40,500. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from UT Knoxville. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in HR from UT Knoxville. About 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from UT Knoxville, 68% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	12,190	$58,700
Training and Development Specialists	5,280	$59,460
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,880	$59,150
Training and Development Managers	1,110	$97,980

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.