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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students received their master's degree in education.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Education Rankings

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 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 22% men graduate in education each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% 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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Education	35
Educational Administration	25
Student Counseling	19
Instructional Media Design	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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.