Gender and University Choice: Does it Affect Your Salary?

Across the board, on average, women are payed less than men upon graduation from the nine public, four-year universities in Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee Knoxville sports the biggest difference in the amount women and men are paid, while Tennessee State University in Nashville has the smallest difference in the amount each gender is paid. Middle Tennessee State University is around the middle point for the difference in pay.

Data is based off of students who took out federal student loans to attend college. Salary averages shown are from 10 years post graduation.