Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public

Of 70 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 63 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

70 of 133 programs could be assessed 53% 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
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,997	+$15,188	clears the bar	$20,802	1.4 yrs	259
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,826	+$9,017	clears the bar	$19,940	2.2 yrs	218
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,928	+$29,119	clears the bar	$17,500	0.6 yrs	218
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$80,424	+$45,615	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	205
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$99,846	+$65,037	clears the bar	$27,500	0.4 yrs	169
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,608	+$13,799	clears the bar	$19,574	1.4 yrs	150
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,659	+$21,850	clears the bar	$20,000	0.9 yrs	141
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,999	+$9,190	clears the bar	$20,083	2.2 yrs	136
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,481	+$20,672	clears the bar	$22,000	1.1 yrs	123
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,252	+$11,443	clears the bar	$20,000	1.7 yrs	106
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,349	+$11,540	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	106
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,155	+$10,346	clears the bar	$22,795	2.2 yrs	104
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,701	+$31,892	clears the bar	$21,250	0.7 yrs	94
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,747	+$19,938	clears the bar	$23,044	1.2 yrs	93
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,061	+$40,252	clears the bar	$25,696	0.6 yrs	89
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$56,781	+$21,972	clears the bar	$31,145	1.4 yrs	84
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,217	+$25,408	clears the bar	$17,897	0.7 yrs	84
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$96,485	+$61,676	clears the bar	$21,198	0.3 yrs	83
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,702	+$38,893	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	81
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$75,044	+$40,235	clears the bar	$21,506	0.5 yrs	74
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$49,932	+$15,123	clears the bar	$19,462	1.3 yrs	71
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$45,451	+$10,642	clears the bar	$19,750	1.9 yrs	69
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$76,590	+$41,781	clears the bar	$37,889	0.9 yrs	67
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$37,274	+$2,465	clears the bar	$18,797	7.6 yrs	66
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,169	+$15,360	clears the bar	$19,875	1.3 yrs	63
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,760	+$9,951	clears the bar	$20,500	2.1 yrs	62
Nursing	Master's Degree	$108,477	+$73,668	clears the bar	$39,834	0.5 yrs	60
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$109,171	+$74,362	clears the bar	$20,750	0.3 yrs	57
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,105	+$12,296	clears the bar	$21,000	1.7 yrs	51
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$98,967	+$64,158	clears the bar	$17,000	0.3 yrs	51
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$77,013	+$42,204	clears the bar	$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
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,965	+$7,156	clears the bar	$18,166	2.5 yrs	44
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,533	+$57,724	clears the bar	$19,125	0.3 yrs	44
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$83,405	+$48,596	clears the bar	$19,402	0.4 yrs	43
History	Bachelor's Degree	$51,206	+$16,397	clears the bar	$17,500	1.1 yrs	42
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,268	+$4,459	clears the bar	$23,000	5.2 yrs	40
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,543	+$14,734	clears the bar	$15,716	1.1 yrs	40
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	37
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,781	+$21,972	clears the bar	$15,097	0.7 yrs	37
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$46,320	+$11,511	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	36
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,796	+$11,987	clears the bar	$25,500	2.1 yrs	34
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,885	+$30,076	clears the bar	$20,374	0.7 yrs	32
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$64,552	+$29,743	clears the bar	$25,881	0.9 yrs	29
Psychology	Master's Degree	$81,371	+$46,562	clears the bar	$31,136	0.7 yrs	26
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$50,169	+$15,360	clears the bar	$30,750	2.0 yrs	25
Accounting	Master's Degree	$93,230	+$58,421	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	25
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$40,100 1-year earnings	+$5,291	clears the bar	$19,914	3.8 yrs	24
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$45,225	+$10,416	clears the bar	$23,250	2.2 yrs	23
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$80,541	+$45,732	clears the bar	$26,274	0.6 yrs	22
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,405	+$21,596	clears the bar	$25,789	1.2 yrs	21
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,031	+$20,222	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	18
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,648	+$18,839	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,300	+$34,491	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$50,184	+$15,375	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$33,179	-$1,630	falls short	$17,875	insufficient data	16
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,956 1-year earnings	+$5,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$37,716 1-year earnings	+$2,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,276	+$13,467	clears the bar	$16,133	1.2 yrs	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,727	+$3,918	clears the bar	$21,507	5.5 yrs	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$45,464	+$10,655	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$62,418	+$27,609	clears the bar	$21,883	0.8 yrs	11
History	Master's Degree	$47,898	+$13,089	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$42,701	+$7,892	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,239	+$12,430	clears the bar	$14,000	1.1 yrs	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,192	+$34,383	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,637	+$14,828	clears the bar	$18,904	1.3 yrs	7
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$57,543	+$22,734	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$53,134	+$18,325	clears the bar	$39,750	2.2 yrs	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Air Transportation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural Production Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Bachelor's 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 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.