by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,650 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $639 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,468 | $29,656 |
| Fees | $1,912 | $2,142 |
The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their doctor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $52,107 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $63,921.
Online degrees for the UT Knoxville chemistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 41.2% of the students who received their PhD in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 40.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.9% of the chemistry doctor’s degrees at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 4 |
| Physics | 19 |
*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.
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