Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee · Public
Graduate earnings
24of 24 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
24 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 12 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 48 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,796 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
$15,796 a year
About $63,184 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 | $15,005 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,840 |
| $48k to $75k | $15,579 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,624 |
| $110k and up | $20,099 |
| All families (average) | $15,796 |
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).
32 of 84 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,083 | +$22,274 | clears the bar | $27,968 | 1.3 yrs | 115 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,121 | +$8,312 | clears the bar | $29,250 | 3.5 yrs | 51 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,886 | +$11,077 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.3 yrs | 45 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,721 | +$11,912 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.2 yrs | 42 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $46,062 | +$11,253 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.4 yrs | 42 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $48,365 | +$13,556 | clears the bar | $28,750 | 2.1 yrs | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,855 | +$25,046 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 35 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $87,602 | +$52,793 | above HS line | $26,500 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $69,241 | +$34,432 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 30 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,292 | +$32,483 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,568 | +$10,759 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 2.6 yrs | 26 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $53,231 | +$18,422 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 26 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $63,629 | +$28,820 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,249 | +$19,440 | clears the bar | $29,297 | 1.5 yrs | 23 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | $56,729 | +$21,920 | clears the bar | $16,215 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $59,413 | +$24,604 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.7 yrs | 19 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $44,989 | +$10,180 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.6 yrs | 18 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,414 | +$34,605 | clears the bar | $26,471 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,524 | +$7,715 | clears the bar | $28,250 | 3.7 yrs | 17 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $57,826 | +$23,017 | above HS line | $36,290 | 1.6 yrs | 17 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $61,0601-year earnings | +$26,251 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $54,008 | +$19,199 | clears the bar | $26,930 | 1.4 yrs | 14 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $58,8281-year earnings | +$24,019 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,503 | +$7,694 | clears the bar | $26,751 | 3.5 yrs | 12 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $44,9881-year earnings | +$10,179 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,332 | +$1,523 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,853 | +$13,044 | clears the bar | $29,858 | 2.3 yrs | 9 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $115,908 | +$81,099 | above HS line | $50,468 | 0.6 yrs | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $53,483 | +$18,674 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,380 | +$57,571 | clears the bar | $24,124 | 0.4 yrs | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $82,654 | +$47,845 | above HS line | $77,348 | 1.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $90,985 | +$56,176 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 110 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biology | 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 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | 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 | 1 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agriculture, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master'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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