East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee · Public
Graduate earnings
32of 34 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
34 of 52 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 18 have no earnings published. The 74 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,983 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,983 a year
About $63,932 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,433 |
| $30k to $48k | $14,289 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,400 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,588 |
| $110k and up | $21,193 |
| All families (average) | $15,983 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Tennessee high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
53 of 126 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,311 | +$39,502 | clears the bar | $19,558 | 0.5 yrs | 588 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,358 | +$7,549 | clears the bar | $16,387 | 2.2 yrs | 140 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,719 | +$20,910 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.9 yrs | 126 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,821 | +$13,012 | clears the bar | $21,928 | 1.7 yrs | 108 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,738 | +$9,929 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.2 yrs | 100 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,167 | +$22,358 | clears the bar | $19,625 | 0.9 yrs | 91 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $105,444 | +$70,635 | above HS line | $44,053 | 0.6 yrs | 82 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,298 | +$25,489 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.7 yrs | 80 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $58,583 | +$23,774 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 80 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,073 | +$47,264 | clears the bar | $23,370 | 0.5 yrs | 78 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $76,210 | +$41,401 | above HS line | $35,553 | 0.9 yrs | 78 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,687 | +$8,878 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.7 yrs | 73 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $110,348 | +$75,539 | above HS line | $194,983 | 2.6 yrs | 70 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $53,352 | +$18,543 | above HS line | $44,220 | 2.4 yrs | 69 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $43,998 | +$9,189 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.5 yrs | 68 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $99,765 | +$64,956 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 67 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $41,570 | +$6,761 | clears the bar | $21,274 | 3.1 yrs | 65 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $129,821 | +$95,012 | above HS line | $237,447 | 2.5 yrs | 65 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $62,853 | +$28,044 | clears the bar | $20,903 | 0.7 yrs | 53 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $41,074 | +$6,265 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 3.6 yrs | 49 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $57,642 | +$22,833 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.7 yrs | 47 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $40,288 | +$5,479 | clears the bar | $20,875 | 3.8 yrs | 46 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $43,855 | +$9,046 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 2.2 yrs | 44 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $58,232 | +$23,423 | clears the bar | $17,739 | 0.8 yrs | 44 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $75,298 | +$40,489 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 42 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,142 | +$9,333 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.2 yrs | 40 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $84,041 | +$49,232 | above HS line | $87,258 | 1.8 yrs | 38 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $43,001 | +$8,192 | clears the bar | $17,022 | 2.1 yrs | 36 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,051 | +$8,242 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 2.4 yrs | 35 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $65,649 | +$30,840 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $51,479 | +$16,670 | above HS line | $28,500 | 1.7 yrs | 32 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $56,261 | +$21,452 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.4 yrs | 32 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,966 | +$2,157 | clears the bar | $17,495 | 8.1 yrs | 30 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $85,955 | +$51,146 | above HS line | $61,968 | 1.2 yrs | 29 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $52,231 | +$17,422 | above HS line | $34,650 | 2.0 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $54,693 | +$19,884 | above HS line | $27,245 | 1.4 yrs | 28 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $35,707 | +$898 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 25.6 yrs | 27 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,452 | +$13,643 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 26 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,449 | +$6,640 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 2.7 yrs | 26 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $108,675 | +$73,866 | above HS line | $59,445 | 0.8 yrs | 24 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $61,720 | +$26,911 | above HS line | $32,156 | 1.2 yrs | 22 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,516 | -$293 | falls short | $22,000 | no earnings gain | 22 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,224 | +$9,415 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $52,543 | +$17,734 | clears the bar | $22,299 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $91,471 | +$56,662 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | $75,5731-year earnings | +$40,764 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | $106,593 | +$71,784 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,263 | +$13,454 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $60,052 | +$25,243 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $28,062 | -$6,747 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $51,254 | +$16,445 | above HS line | $24,553 | 1.5 yrs | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $49,423 | +$14,614 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $48,1641-year earnings | +$13,355 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Film and Photography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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