Graduate Programs | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $10,788 and $18,852 for non-Tennessee residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $492 for Tennessee residents and $942 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,876	$16,940
Fees	$1,912	$1,912
Cost per Credit	$492	$942
Books & Supplies	$1,400
Room & Board	$10,052 (On-Campus) / $10,052 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,950 (On-Campus) / $4,950 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,190	$35,254
Off-Campus Total	$27,190	$35,254

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,270	$10,270	$10,474	$10,474	$10,788
Out-of-State	$18,334	$18,334	$18,538	$18,538	$18,852

Graduate Program Overview

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is a four-years, public school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,788 for Tennessee residents and $18,852 for out-of-state students.

It offers forty-four (44) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Graduate School Students	1,441 students 447 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,788 Out-of-State$18,852
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 44 Graduate Programs 23 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 44 major areas - 23 Master's (5 online programs), 6 Doctorate (2 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor', 7 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 407 students have been conferred Master's degree and 81 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	407	81	7	17
Men	157	19	7	1
Women	250	62	-	16

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	-	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	5^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Interior Design	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	1	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 11,457 students enrolled in The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,441 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 577 male and 864 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 743 full-time and 698 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 447 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 400 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,441
Men Students	577
Women Students	864

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,441
Full-time Students	743
Part-time Students	698

By race/ethnicity 1,106 White, 104 Black, and 36 Asian students are attending at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,441
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	36
Black	104
Hispanic	61
White	1,106
Two or more races	43
Un-Known	28

36 students are younger than 22 and 231 students are older than 65. The school has 812 students aged between 22 and 30 and 320 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,441
21 & Under	36
22-24	465
25-29	347
30-34	194
35-39	126
40 & Over	231

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 447 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 400 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,399
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	447
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	400
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	552

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	447
Tennessee Resident	374
Other State In U.S.	67
Outside of U.S.	6

Graduate School Tuition at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga