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Economics Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 20 schools that offer economics programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking economics school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 20 economics schools in Tennessee, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhodes College comes out as the most expensive ($25,801/yr), with Hiwassee College as the lowest recorded at only $5,858/yr.

Economics students from Tennessee schools who go on to become economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,160 people working as economists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 88,640 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $58,100. Economists in this state earn $63,270/yr and there are 50 employed.

Also, within the economics schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from economics, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Economics Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Rhodes College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• International Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sewanee: The University of the South

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maryville College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hiwassee College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The University of Tennessee

• Agricultural Economics
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Consumer Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Belmont University

• International Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Tennessee Technological University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee-Martin

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Consumer Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• International Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee State University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Christian Brothers University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lincoln Memorial University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lambuth University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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See Also

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