Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit

Of 26 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 75 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,834
$30k to $48k	$13,845
$48k to $75k	$17,029
$75k to $110k	$19,699
$110k and up	$24,641
All families (average)	$18,878

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

26 of 101 programs could be assessed 26% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,388	+$35,579	clears the bar	$24,997	0.7 yrs	86
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	$45,844	+$11,035	clears the bar	$25,875	2.3 yrs	69
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,719	+$11,910	clears the bar	$25,500	2.1 yrs	64
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,203	+$19,394	clears the bar	$16,668	0.9 yrs	55
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,274	+$24,465	clears the bar	$24,788	1.0 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,382	+$13,573	clears the bar	$23,750	1.7 yrs	51
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$66,769	+$31,960	clears the bar	$25,950	0.8 yrs	44
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$41,882	+$7,073	clears the bar	$27,000	3.8 yrs	33
English	Bachelor's Degree	$30,977 1-year earnings	-$3,832	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	29
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$43,241	+$8,432	clears the bar	$26,725	3.2 yrs	25
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$35,702	+$893	clears the bar	$27,203	30.5 yrs	25
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,208	+$44,399	clears the bar	$16,750	0.4 yrs	25
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$54,167	+$19,358	clears the bar	$34,120	1.8 yrs	24
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,573	+$11,764	clears the bar	$29,625	2.5 yrs	23
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$52,697	+$17,888	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$45,221	+$10,412	clears the bar	$22,500	2.2 yrs	21
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$42,329	+$7,520	clears the bar	$27,750	3.7 yrs	20
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,988	+$5,179	clears the bar	$28,448	5.5 yrs	20
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,095	+$9,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,162	+$6,353	clears the bar	$21,535	3.4 yrs	19
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	$40,791	+$5,982	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,193	+$9,384	clears the bar	$24,208	2.6 yrs	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$52,116	+$17,307	clears the bar	$36,000	2.1 yrs	12
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$36,999	+$2,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,096	+$9,287	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$50,249	+$15,440	clears the bar	$42,100	2.7 yrs	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master'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
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	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
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religion/Religious Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religious Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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 where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.