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
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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