Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville Physics Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Physics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics Schools	48
Most Focused Physics Master’s Degree Schools	90

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in physics from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #63 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Physics Graduates

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $27,639. This is less than $38,470, which is the national average of all physics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Physics Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Knoxville Physics Master’s Program

Of the 9 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UT Knoxville, 78% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Physicists	440	$124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors	250	$88,090

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.