Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee · Public

All 38 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 55 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,815
$30k to $48k	$10,445
$48k to $75k	$13,861
$75k to $110k	$17,245
$110k and up	$18,936
All families (average)	$14,246

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

38 of 93 programs could be assessed 41% 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
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,264	+$8,455	clears the bar	$13,000	1.5 yrs	203
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,762	+$36,953	clears the bar	$15,625	0.4 yrs	145
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,267	+$49,458	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	131
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,642	+$25,833	clears the bar	$17,122	0.7 yrs	121
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,220	+$14,411	clears the bar	$15,500	1.1 yrs	117
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,521	+$55,712	clears the bar	$17,855	0.3 yrs	115
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,302	+$61,493	clears the bar	$19,050	0.3 yrs	103
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$51,745	+$16,936	clears the bar	$21,902	1.3 yrs	92
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,530	+$15,721	clears the bar	$14,500	0.9 yrs	81
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$52,085	+$17,276	clears the bar	$14,500	0.8 yrs	74
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$77,658	+$42,849	clears the bar	$22,087	0.5 yrs	69
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,179	+$59,370	clears the bar	$19,367	0.3 yrs	66
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,646	+$43,837	clears the bar	$20,770	0.5 yrs	60
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,411	+$32,602	clears the bar	$15,500	0.5 yrs	58
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,830	+$8,021	clears the bar	$15,000	1.9 yrs	56
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,892	+$30,083	clears the bar	$16,177	0.5 yrs	55
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$39,565	+$4,756	clears the bar	$18,000	3.8 yrs	53
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,043	+$9,234	clears the bar	$13,625	1.5 yrs	47
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,348	+$10,539	clears the bar	$11,000	1.0 yrs	44
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,580	+$56,771	clears the bar	$13,500	0.2 yrs	42
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,535	+$31,726	clears the bar	$16,087	0.5 yrs	42
Nursing	Master's Degree	$108,522	+$73,713	clears the bar	$28,090	0.4 yrs	39
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$61,301	+$26,492	clears the bar	$24,660	0.9 yrs	37
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$45,909	+$11,100	clears the bar	$16,750	1.5 yrs	32
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,283	+$17,474	clears the bar	$37,328	2.1 yrs	32
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$57,088	+$22,279	clears the bar	$19,100	0.9 yrs	32
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$49,898	+$15,089	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$51,014	+$16,205	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$37,730	+$2,921	clears the bar	$13,500	4.6 yrs	21
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,978	+$64,169	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,380	+$5,571	clears the bar	$19,000	3.4 yrs	18
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$46,253	+$11,444	clears the bar	$15,250	1.3 yrs	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$44,906	+$10,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,111	+$12,302	clears the bar	$16,960	1.4 yrs	16
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,846	+$10,037	clears the bar	$18,000	1.8 yrs	14
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,121	+$27,312	clears the bar	$23,143	0.8 yrs	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,479	+$18,670	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,900	+$31,091	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	112
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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, 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.