The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
ROI analysis for 57 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's | $24,914 | $16,553 | 1.51x | TRAP |
| Law | Degree | $61,500 | $54,708 | 1.12x | CAUTION |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $26,949 | $24,635 | 1.09x | CAUTION |
| Music | Master's | $34,623 | $32,313 | 1.07x | CAUTION |
| Social Work | Degree | $41,000 | $38,517 | 1.06x | CAUTION |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's | $36,269 | $34,413 | 1.05x | CAUTION |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $25,877 | $24,843 | 1.04x | CAUTION |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | $41,000 | $39,480 | 1.04x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $22,078 | $22,206 | 0.99x | CAUTION |
| Forestry | Bachelor's | $25,548 | $27,822 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | $35,963 | $40,130 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Education, General | Doctoral | $61,500 | $69,723 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $21,832 | $25,106 | 0.87x | CAUTION |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $22,464 | 0.87x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $21,278 | $24,805 | 0.86x | CAUTION |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $23,500 | $27,639 | 0.85x | CAUTION |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $20,265 | $25,669 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $32,266 | 0.77x | CAUTION |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $33,786 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Journalism | Bachelor's | $20,157 | $28,367 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $27,600 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $28,920 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $35,756 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's | $24,500 | $36,789 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | $31,000 | $46,245 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $20,612 | $31,325 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $24,567 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's | $61,500 | $98,080 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $32,132 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $33,676 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $36,105 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's | $21,119 | $35,884 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $20,750 | $36,158 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $19,611 | $35,138 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $20,632 | $38,091 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's | $20,248 | $40,500 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's | $23,847 | $47,337 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's | $20,500 | $42,123 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,200 | $46,182 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $19,248 | $41,633 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $54,186 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's | $18,950 | $42,866 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's | $18,500 | $42,988 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $51,780 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $47,575 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Soil Sciences | Bachelor's | $22,798 | $54,798 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $40,816 | $101,446 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Master's | $16,430 | $40,792 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,295 | $52,711 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $26,000 | $68,618 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's | $31,504 | $84,024 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $57,677 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $67,222 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | $20,500 | $62,837 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's | $31,248 | $99,284 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,565 | $68,868 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $17,066 | $67,418 | 0.25x | VIABLE |