Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit

All 33 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 63 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,950
$30k to $48k	$24,723
$48k to $75k	$28,009
$75k to $110k	$32,153
$110k and up	$43,606
All families (average)	$33,147

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

33 of 96 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,893	+$19,084	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	411
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,069	+$44,260	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	175
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$44,222	+$9,413	clears the bar	$22,500	2.4 yrs	118
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$36,866	+$2,057	clears the bar	$25,250	12.3 yrs	94
Business	Master's Degree	$113,806	+$78,997	clears the bar	$53,160	0.7 yrs	67
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,644	+$22,835	clears the bar	$20,250	0.9 yrs	60
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,737	+$13,928	clears the bar	$18,128	1.3 yrs	48
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$42,033	+$7,224	clears the bar	$20,500	2.8 yrs	47
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$58,314	+$23,505	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	43
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,792	+$28,983	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,172	+$17,363	clears the bar	$18,000	1.0 yrs	39
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$73,269	+$38,460	clears the bar	$99,150	2.6 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$55,537	+$20,728	clears the bar	$32,700	1.6 yrs	36
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$65,709	+$30,900	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	34
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$40,606	+$5,797	clears the bar	$15,000	2.6 yrs	31
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$46,834	+$12,025	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$62,666	+$27,857	clears the bar	$23,550	0.8 yrs	28
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,748	+$15,939	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,532	+$18,723	clears the bar	$19,330	1.0 yrs	25
Music	Master's Degree	$37,264	+$2,455	clears the bar	$51,250	20.9 yrs	24
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$67,040	+$32,231	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Nursing	Master's Degree	$111,634	+$76,825	clears the bar	$57,147	0.7 yrs	23
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$71,384	+$36,575	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$124,270	+$89,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,561	+$36,752	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,999	+$19,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$93,688	+$58,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Master's Degree	$91,357	+$56,548	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,276	+$41,467	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,342	+$11,533	clears the bar	$23,250	2.0 yrs	11
Law	Doctoral Degree	$100,168	+$65,359	clears the bar	$101,152	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$131,705	+$96,896	clears the bar	$224,812	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$74,145	+$39,336	clears the bar	$145,000	3.7 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Publishing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.