Which UT Chattanooga major has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 UT Chattanooga bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UT Chattanooga cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,448 a year, and $18,512 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,265 a year.

How many UT Chattanooga programs report graduate pay?

23 bachelor's programs at UT Chattanooga report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

UT Chattanooga Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Public university
Chattanooga, TN
10,074 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

23 UT Chattanooga bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($75,273), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($21,766). The median program pays $39,481.

In-state tuition and fees$10,448Per year. Out-of-state $18,512

Average net price after aid$14,265Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 6 years

Admission rate81%Of applicants

All 23 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Tennessee. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$75,273	$93,987	$28,375	2nd of 4
2	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$66,517	$84,859	$24,904	5th of 8
3	Civil EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$65,419	$90,909	$20,747	1st of 4
4	NursingAbout 97 graduates a year	$65,273	$72,248	$23,558	19th of 27
5	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 62 graduates a year	$60,284	$65,588	$25,500	2nd of 2
6	Computer ScienceAbout 69 graduates a year	$59,567	$88,444	$25,125	5th of 9
7	Chemical EngineeringAbout 24 graduates a year	$57,952	$89,153	Not reported	4th of 4
8	Business AdministrationAbout 167 graduates a year	$45,308	$59,487	$23,000	11th of 28
9	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$41,968	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 6
10	ChemistryAbout 20 graduates a year	$41,588	$61,703	$24,999	3rd of 4
11	Political ScienceAbout 43 graduates a year	$39,490	$47,072	$22,150	2nd of 11
12	Teacher EducationAbout 149 graduates a year	$39,481	$43,652	$22,517	10th of 15
13	Criminal JusticeAbout 103 graduates a year	$37,403	$47,664	$22,995	4th of 11
14	CommunicationsAbout 96 graduates a year	$33,082	$48,027	$21,831	3rd of 13
15	PsychologyAbout 242 graduates a year	$30,984	$43,791	$21,898	7th of 21
16	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 202 graduates a year	$29,772	$51,418	$22,500	8th of 17
17	BiologyAbout 112 graduates a year	$29,643	$52,212	$20,000	4th of 13
18	Other Social SciencesAbout 39 graduates a year	$28,194	$39,854	$26,375	1st of 1
19	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 43 graduates a year	$28,188	$44,034	$20,500	2nd of 2
20	Social WorkAbout 35 graduates a year	$27,923	$44,336	$20,043	11th of 11
21	HistoryAbout 9 graduates a year	$26,952	$50,281	Not reported	8th of 9
22	EnglishAbout 41 graduates a year	$22,999	$44,017	$22,796	8th of 10
23	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 42 graduates a year	$21,766	$40,776	$25,000	5th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Tennessee programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$75,273
Mechanical Engineering$66,517
Civil Engineering$65,419
Nursing$65,273
Engineering-Related Fields$60,284

Lowest median debt

Biology$20,000
Social Work$20,043
Environmental Science and Conservation$20,500
Civil Engineering$20,747
Communications$21,831

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 242 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 202 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 167 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 149 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 112 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $75,273 in their first year, the most of 23 UT Chattanooga bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Tennessee rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels