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Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you plan to study economics, 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 approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Knoxville Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

UT Knoxville Economics Rankings

The economics major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Economics Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UT Knoxville Economics Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of economics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UT Knoxville, 100% 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 economics.

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Economics 50
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 3

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,050 $60,990
Survey Researchers 190 $45,240
Economics Professors 160 $130,170
Economists 60 $83,350

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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