Architecture at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 72 graduates a year

$50,365
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,765
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,914
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#33 of 78
Rank by pay
#15 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$31,000
Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in architecture earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Compares for Architecture

All 78 colleges reporting architecture 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 Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$82,983$89,025#1$62,957
2Boston Architectural College Boston, MA$82,268$72,446#23$55,079
3Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY$78,206$74,436#17—
4California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$76,969$70,037#31$57,514
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$76,808$78,091#10$56,327
6North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$76,695$82,305#3$57,034
7University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,679$69,773#33$50,917
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$76,613$69,713#34$60,634
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$76,181$77,477#11$60,898
10University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$75,633$80,502#5$61,071
…
30University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$69,515$63,939#55$50,809
31Iowa State University Ames, IA$69,310$72,906#22$54,957
32Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$69,029$79,906#7$42,400
33The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$68,765$75,118#15$50,365
34University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$68,527$60,140#67$46,347
35Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL$68,358$67,161#44$47,542
36University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$67,987$64,436#53—

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
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
Plant Sciences$61,587$40,355#11 of 44

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $50,365 one year after graduating and $68,765 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for architecture?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for architecture graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #33 by median pay four years after graduation, and #15 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is architecture at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for architecture ($66,914), and the median federal debt at graduation is $31,000.

← 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.