by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center landed the #154 spot in College Factual’s 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1,618 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. UTHSC received this year’s Best Master’s Schools badge for its high ranking. For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee, UTHSC came in at #2.
Of the 892 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UTHSC came in at #106. This means that the school is among the Top 15% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. Because of its high ranking, UTHSC won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year. In addition, UTHSC took the #2 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Tennessee.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingOut of 737 schools analyzed in the 2027 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, UTHSC came in at #15. In addition, UTHSC took the #2 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee.
During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,707 graduate students attended The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is. Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 62.9% of the total graduate students at UTHSC are women and 37.1% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UTHSC, around 30.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UTHSC is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.1% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at UTHSC who borrowed carries a median debt of $25,679.
After earning their master’s degree from UTHSC, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $103,757.
Doctoral degree recipients from UTHSC earn an average early-career salary of $97,170.
The average early-career salary for professional degree recipients from UTHSC is $143,642.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at UTHSC with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | $245,835 |
| Dentistry | $162,936 |
| Nursing | $144,118 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | $140,226 |
| Medicine | $135,138 |
| Allied Health Professions | $120,766 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | $101,524 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $78,653 |
| Communication Sciences | $69,500 |
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Contact details for UTHSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 875 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163 |
| Phone: | 901-448-5500 |
| Website: | www.uthsc.edu |
26.7% of the graduate students at UTHSC took at least one online course. Roughly 9.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 12 | $245,835 |
| Allied Health Professions | 29 | $120,766 |
| Allied Health Services | 7 | — |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 13 | — |
| Communication Sciences | 64 | $63,895 |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 3 | — |
| General Biology | 1 | — |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 10 | $101,524 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 12 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 28 | $77,219 |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 3 | — |
| Communication Sciences | 16 | $79,708 |
| General Biology | 19 | — |
| Nursing | 88 | $136,674 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 8 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 46 | $79,527 |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 6 | — |
| Nursing | 2 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 | — |
| Public Health | 20 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 110 | $162,936 |
| Medicine | 170 | $135,138 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 124 | $140,226 |
Listed here are the programs in which The University of Tennessee Health Science Center awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 9 | — |
Footnotes
*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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