Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
14of 17 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 3 fall short.
17 of 82 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 65: 62 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 54 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$24,739 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
$24,739 a year
About $98,956 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 | $20,048 |
| $30k to $48k | $20,009 |
| $48k to $75k | $24,124 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,210 |
| $110k and up | $31,265 |
| All families (average) | $24,739 |
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).
33 of 136 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $59,936 | +$25,127 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.8 yrs | 121 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $90,589 | +$55,780 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.7 yrs | 83 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $53,211 | +$18,402 | above HS line | $61,583 | 3.3 yrs | 70 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $135,760 | +$100,951 | above HS line | $269,705 | 2.7 yrs | 66 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $80,751 | +$45,942 | clears the bar | $21,082 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $73,891 | +$39,082 | above HS line | $25,506 | 0.7 yrs | 55 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,051 | +$39,242 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,933 | +$13,124 | clears the bar | $22,610 | 1.7 yrs | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,965 | +$20,156 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,996 | +$43,187 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | $43,7221-year earnings | +$8,913 | above HS line (1-yr) | $32,238 | 3.6 yrs | 25 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $64,190 | +$29,381 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $63,058 | +$28,249 | above HS line | $26,466 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $83,930 | +$49,121 | clears the bar | $23,732 | 0.5 yrs | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $23,0751-year earnings | -$11,734 | falls short (1-yr) | $24,619 | no earnings gain | 19 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,990 | +$59,181 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.4 yrs | 17 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $32,9671-year earnings | -$1,842 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,250 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $19,3521-year earnings | -$15,457 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $106,199 | +$71,390 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,328 | +$9,519 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 1.9 yrs | 16 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $66,213 | +$31,404 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $64,350 | +$29,541 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,036 | +$21,227 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,187 | +$21,378 | above HS line | $58,215 | 2.7 yrs | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,544 | +$12,735 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,938 | +$19,129 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $65,590 | +$30,781 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,534 | +$26,725 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,267 | +$17,458 | clears the bar | $21,253 | 1.2 yrs | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $127,250 | +$92,441 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $58,135 | +$23,326 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,863 | +$8,054 | clears the bar | $17,625 | 2.2 yrs | not published |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $61,167 | +$26,358 | clears the bar | $23,317 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 126 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 61 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,500 | not assessed | 20 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Archeology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Archeology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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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