Animal Sciences at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 103 graduates a year

$26,515
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,656
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#37 of 78
Rank by pay
#19 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,265
Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in animal sciences earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
…
34University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$50,203$49,445#44$35,520
35University of Delaware Newark, DE$49,999$49,699#43$40,317
36Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$49,772$50,619#34$33,182
37The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$49,656$54,244#19$26,515
38Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$49,636$50,465#36$34,051
39Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA$49,225$50,062#40$38,378
40University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$49,193$50,843#30$39,064

Other Majors at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$107,093$73,822#16 of 94
Computer Science$106,312$70,193#131 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,834$74,085#95 of 189
Nuclear Engineering$99,139$73,724#6 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642$75,316#210 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042$59,501#45 of 126
Chemical Engineering$91,643$76,302#119 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,623$65,756#171 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$89,445$53,197#122 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015—#53 of 59
Soil Sciences$88,563$55,322#1 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$85,141—#13 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793$53,826#156 of 452
Statistics$83,697—#29 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,074$59,147#115 of 1176
Civil Engineering$80,958$64,386#186 of 233
Business/Managerial Economics$80,415$44,025#40 of 84
Chemistry$79,736$41,589#19 of 209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118$65,298#843 of 966
Marketing$70,661$46,896#178 of 516
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476$47,261#117 of 118
Design and Applied Arts$69,047$36,061#21 of 299
Architecture$68,765$50,365#33 of 78
Food Science and Technology$68,114$48,441#19 of 29
Economics$67,902$46,302#295 of 368
Interior Architecture$65,144$45,448#4 of 17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996$43,014#7 of 19
Materials Engineering—$63,505—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314$42,173#80 of 178
Human Resources Management and Services$63,005$49,956#139 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,515 one year after graduating and $49,656 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #37 by median pay four years after graduation, and #19 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,265.

← All data for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.