Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you plan to study education, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Knoxville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville Education Degrees Available

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

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 education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education 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 education major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Education Schools	475
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,234

In 2021, 148 students received their master’s degree in education from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #293 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville Education Master’s Program

Of the 148 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UT Knoxville, 83% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	123
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	95
Special Education	38
General Education	35
Educational Administration	25
Student Counseling	19
Instructional Media Design	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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.