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Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

UT Knoxville Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

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 nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UT Knoxville Nursing Rankings

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Nursing Master’s Program

53% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in nursing from UT Knoxville. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UT Knoxville, 87% 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 nursing.

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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