Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public
Graduate earnings
55of 56 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 1 falls short.
56 of 77 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 21 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 56 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,359 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
$13,359 a year
About $53,436 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 | $9,289 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,273 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,007 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,935 |
| $110k and up | $19,046 |
| All families (average) | $13,359 |
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).
70 of 133 programs could be assessed 53% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,997 | +$15,188 | clears the bar | $20,802 | 1.4 yrs | 293 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $63,928 | +$29,119 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.6 yrs | 271 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,826 | +$9,017 | clears the bar | $19,940 | 2.2 yrs | 242 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $99,846 | +$65,037 | above HS line | $27,500 | 0.4 yrs | 236 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $80,424 | +$45,615 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 212 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,999 | +$9,190 | clears the bar | $20,083 | 2.2 yrs | 155 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,481 | +$20,672 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 1.1 yrs | 126 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,659 | +$21,850 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.9 yrs | 125 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,608 | +$13,799 | clears the bar | $19,574 | 1.4 yrs | 118 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,349 | +$11,540 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.9 yrs | 112 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $37,274 | +$2,465 | clears the bar | $18,797 | 7.6 yrs | 105 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $60,217 | +$25,408 | clears the bar | $17,897 | 0.7 yrs | 100 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,155 | +$10,346 | clears the bar | $22,795 | 2.2 yrs | 93 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,252 | +$11,443 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.7 yrs | 88 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,760 | +$9,951 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.1 yrs | 87 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $49,932 | +$15,123 | clears the bar | $19,462 | 1.3 yrs | 86 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $56,781 | +$21,972 | above HS line | $31,145 | 1.4 yrs | 86 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,747 | +$19,938 | clears the bar | $23,044 | 1.2 yrs | 86 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $66,701 | +$31,892 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.7 yrs | 85 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $108,477 | +$73,668 | above HS line | $39,834 | 0.5 yrs | 78 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,061 | +$40,252 | clears the bar | $25,696 | 0.6 yrs | 76 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $96,485 | +$61,676 | clears the bar | $21,198 | 0.3 yrs | 73 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $75,044 | +$40,235 | clears the bar | $21,506 | 0.5 yrs | 71 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,105 | +$12,296 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.7 yrs | 69 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | $76,590 | +$41,781 | above HS line | $37,889 | 0.9 yrs | 67 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,702 | +$38,893 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 66 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,169 | +$15,360 | clears the bar | $19,875 | 1.3 yrs | 52 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,533 | +$57,724 | clears the bar | $19,125 | 0.3 yrs | 51 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $77,013 | +$42,204 | above HS line | $24,000 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,293 | +$21,484 | clears the bar | $17,626 | 0.8 yrs | 49 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $45,451 | +$10,642 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 1.9 yrs | 49 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $98,967 | +$64,158 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.3 yrs | 49 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $81,371 | +$46,562 | above HS line | $31,136 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $51,206 | +$16,397 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.1 yrs | 48 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,543 | +$14,734 | clears the bar | $15,716 | 1.1 yrs | 47 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $109,171 | +$74,362 | above HS line | $20,750 | 0.3 yrs | 44 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $39,268 | +$4,459 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 5.2 yrs | 39 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $41,965 | +$7,156 | clears the bar | $18,166 | 2.5 yrs | 38 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $43,666 | +$8,857 | clears the bar | $18,578 | 2.1 yrs | 37 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,070 | +$19,261 | clears the bar | $18,344 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,796 | +$11,987 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 2.1 yrs | 35 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $56,781 | +$21,972 | clears the bar | $15,097 | 0.7 yrs | 35 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,885 | +$30,076 | above HS line | $20,374 | 0.7 yrs | 33 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $46,320 | +$11,511 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.3 yrs | 32 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $80,541 | +$45,732 | clears the bar | $26,274 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $93,230 | +$58,421 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 31 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $83,405 | +$48,596 | clears the bar | $19,402 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $39,9561-year earnings | +$5,147 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,276 | +$13,467 | clears the bar | $16,133 | 1.2 yrs | 24 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,179 | -$1,630 | falls short | $17,875 | no earnings gain | 22 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $37,7161-year earnings | +$2,907 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $64,552 | +$29,743 | above HS line | $25,881 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $45,225 | +$10,416 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.2 yrs | 18 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,727 | +$3,918 | clears the bar | $21,507 | 5.5 yrs | 17 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $50,184 | +$15,375 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $50,169 | +$15,360 | above HS line | $30,750 | 2.0 yrs | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,192 | +$34,383 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $40,1001-year earnings | +$5,291 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,914 | 3.8 yrs | 15 |
| History | Master's Degree | $47,898 | +$13,089 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $45,464 | +$10,655 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $53,648 | +$18,839 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,637 | +$14,828 | clears the bar | $18,904 | 1.3 yrs | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,031 | +$20,222 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.0 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $57,543 | +$22,734 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,300 | +$34,491 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $62,418 | +$27,609 | above HS line | $21,883 | 0.8 yrs | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,405 | +$21,596 | clears the bar | $25,789 | 1.2 yrs | 11 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,239 | +$12,430 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 1.1 yrs | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $42,701 | +$7,892 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $53,134 | +$18,325 | above HS line | $39,750 | 2.2 yrs | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Air Transportation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biology | 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 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Applied Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Doctoral 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 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | 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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