Inside Academics at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 7 students for every instructional faculty member, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center employs 67% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Students at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center can choose from 17 majors with reported graduates spanning 3 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center are summarised below:

The most popular majors at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether The University of Tennessee Health Science Center offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 116 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research into The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center — accreditation status and accrediting bodies