Business Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. Of the 1,521 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 24 of them were business economics majors.

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

UT Knoxville Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Business Economics

UT Knoxville Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business 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 business economics major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	1
	5
	34
	41
	145

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in business economics from UT Knoxville. This is the #16 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Economics Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business 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 business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
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.