The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in compsci, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UT Knoxville was ranked #134 on College Factual's Best Schools for compsci list. It is also ranked #2 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Knoxville.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UT Knoxville was $1,137 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
Learn more about UT Knoxville tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville in CompSci walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $22,937.
The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $67,450 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $66,348.
UT Knoxville does not offer an online option for its compsci bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 7.6% of the students who received their BS in compsci in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in compsci at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 61 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 92 |
*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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