Registered Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a registered 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 registered nursing program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. In 2021, 242 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville Registered Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Registered 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UT Knoxville does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UT Knoxville Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	28
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
	144
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	156
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	191
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	201
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	206
Best Registered Nursing Schools	217
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	784
	926
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	1,256
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	1,557
	1,710

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #156 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	213
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UT Knoxville Registered Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in registered 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 registered nursing each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a registered 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 registered nursing.

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

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Science
• School Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Practice

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.