The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Knoxville conferred 1127 bachelor's degrees and 376 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in logistics, materials, and supply chain management. Data shows the school gave out 398 bachelor's degrees in logistics, materials, and supply chain management, followed by 261 bachelor's degrees in general psychology and 232 bachelor's degrees in kinesiology and exercise science.
The university enrolled 28,894 students for 2017-18, including 22,815 in undergraduate programs and 6,079 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 398 | - | - | 398 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 85 | 234 | - | 319 | |
| Accounting | 148 | 94 | - | 242 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 168 | - | - | 168 | |
| Finance, General | 131 | - | - | 131 | |
| Business Statistics | 94 | 35 | - | 129 | |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 45 | - | - | 45 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 27 | 17 | - | 44 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 31 | 11 | - | 42 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Management Science | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 1,127 | 396 | - | 1,523 | 21.7 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 162 | 36 | - | 198 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 59 | 51 | - | 110 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 57 | 47 | - | 104 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 41 | 44 | 14 | 99 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 82 | 13 | - | 95 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 37 | 50 | - | 87 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 34 | 9 | - | 43 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 23 | 16 | - | 39 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 22 | 16 | - | 38 | |
| Materials Engineering | 15 | 15 | - | 30 | |
| Engineering, Other | - | 23 | 4 | 27 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 14 | 8 | - | 22 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Engineering Science | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | - | - | - | - | |
| Chemical Engineering, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | 546 | 345 | 22 | 913 | 13 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 179 | 61 | - | 240 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | - | 87 | - | 87 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 63 | - | - | 63 | |
| Public Health, General | - | 24 | - | 24 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Nursing Science | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Public Health, Other | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Nursing Education | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | - | - | - | - | |
| Palliative Care Nursing | - | - | - | - | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | - | - | - | - | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | - | - | - | - | |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 244 | 188 | 8 | 440 | 6.3 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 232 | 27 | - | 259 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 140 | 35 | - | 175 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 372 | 62 | - | 434 | 6.2 |
| Social Work | 53 | 252 | 54 | 359 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | 17 | - | 17 | |
| Social Work, Other | - | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Public Administration | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| Health Policy Analysis | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 63 | 269 | 74 | 406 | 5.8 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 143 | - | - | 143 | |
| Journalism | 115 | - | - | 115 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 73 | - | - | 73 | |
| Advertising | 35 | - | - | 35 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | - | 17 | - | 17 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 366 | 17 | - | 383 | 5.5 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 130 | 4 | - | 134 | |
| Sociology | 73 | 9 | - | 82 | |
| Anthropology | 41 | 18 | - | 59 | |
| Economics, General | 43 | - | - | 43 | |
| Geography | 24 | 7 | - | 31 | |
| Anthropology, Other | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Social Sciences total | 311 | 38 | 4 | 353 | 5 |
| Psychology, General | 261 | 28 | - | 289 | |
| Educational Psychology | - | 27 | 6 | 33 | |
| School Psychology | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Counseling Psychology | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | - | - | - | |
| Psychology total | 261 | 62 | 12 | 335 | 4.8 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 103 | 10 | - | 113 | |
| Food Science | 50 | 4 | - | 54 | |
| Soil Chemistry and Physics | 38 | 1 | - | 39 | |
| Plant Sciences, General | 34 | 5 | - | 39 | |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 19 | 16 | - | 35 | |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 24 | - | - | 24 | |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Agricultural Economics | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Agriculture, General | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 268 | 55 | - | 323 | 4.6 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | - | 130 | - | 130 | |
| Education, General | - | 39 | - | 39 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 37 | - | - | 37 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | 26 | - | 26 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | - | - | |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | - | - | - | - | |
| Art Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 37 | 206 | 7 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 203 | - | - | 203 | |
| Biochemistry | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Ecology | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 203 | 32 | - | 235 | 3.4 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 143 | - | 1 | 144 | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 37 | 13 | - | 50 | |
| Gerontology | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | - | - | - | - | |
| Systems Science and Theory | - | - | - | - | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 180 | 13 | 3 | 196 | 2.8 |
| Music, General | 37 | 37 | 2 | 76 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 24 | 9 | - | 33 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 20 | 8 | - | 28 | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Interior Design | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Music Pedagogy | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 98 | 54 | 2 | 154 | 2.2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 81 | 30 | - | 111 | |
| Consumer Economics | 24 | - | - | 24 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 105 | 30 | - | 135 | 1.9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 106 | 21 | - | 127 | |
| Creative Writing | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 106 | 26 | - | 132 | 1.9 |
| Chemistry, General | 30 | 23 | - | 53 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 29 | 8 | - | 37 | |
| Physics, General | 12 | 16 | - | 28 | |
| Chemistry, Other | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 71 | 47 | 1 | 119 | 1.7 |
| Law | - | 114 | - | 114 | |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | - | - | - | - | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | - | 114 | - | 114 | 1.6 |
| Computer Science | 83 | 23 | - | 106 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 83 | 23 | - | 106 | 1.5 |
| Mathematics, General | 25 | 37 | - | 62 | |
| Statistics, General | 21 | 15 | - | 36 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 46 | 52 | - | 98 | 1.4 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 50 | 10 | - | 60 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| German Language and Literature | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Italian Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | |
| Russian Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | |
| Linguistics | - | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 59 | 17 | - | 76 | 1.1 |
| Architecture | 39 | 13 | - | 52 | |
| Interior Architecture | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| Landscape Architecture | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 57 | 15 | - | 72 | 1 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 30 | 8 | - | 38 | |
| Forestry, General | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Natural Resource Economics | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 49 | 16 | - | 65 | 0.9 |
| History, General | 47 | 11 | - | 58 | |
| History total | 47 | 11 | - | 58 | 0.8 |
| Library and Information Science | - | 57 | - | 57 | |
| Children and Youth Library Services | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Library Science total | - | 57 | 1 | 58 | 0.8 |
| Philosophy | 19 | 3 | - | 22 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 24 | 3 | - | 27 | 0.4 |
| Fire Protection, Other | - | - | 13 | 13 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | - | - | 13 | 13 | 0.2 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Women's Studies | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| African Studies | - | - | - | - | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chemical Technology/Technician | - | - | - | - | |
| Science Technologies/Technicians total | - | - | - | - | - |
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