General Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UT Knoxville General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics 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 general economics major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	117
	247
	354
	391
	398

General Economics Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Survey Researchers	190	$45,240
Economics Professors	160	$130,170
Economists	60	$83,350

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.