Computer Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a computer science 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 computer science program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

UT Knoxville Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
	73
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	82
	102
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	123
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	127
Best General Computer Science Schools	132
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	133
	162
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	200
	203
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	242
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	443
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	466

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #128 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Knoxville Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from UT Knoxville, 76% 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	5,870	$87,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,610	$118,660
Systems Software Developers	4,940	$92,700
Computer Workers	4,510	$74,000
Computer Programmers	4,090	$82,400

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

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