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Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UT Knoxville Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 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 Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 215
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. 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
Registered Nursing 257
Nursing Practice 33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 15
Nursing Science 7
School Nursing 7
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 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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