Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee · Public
Graduate earnings
31of 31 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
31 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 18 have no earnings published. The 44 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,246 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
$14,246 a year
About $56,984 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 | $9,815 |
| $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 |
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).
38 of 93 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,264 | +$8,455 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 1.5 yrs | 193 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $51,745 | +$16,936 | above HS line | $21,902 | 1.3 yrs | 164 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,521 | +$55,712 | clears the bar | $17,855 | 0.3 yrs | 129 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,762 | +$36,953 | clears the bar | $15,625 | 0.4 yrs | 120 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $96,302 | +$61,493 | above HS line | $19,050 | 0.3 yrs | 114 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,267 | +$49,458 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 104 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,530 | +$15,721 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.9 yrs | 102 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,642 | +$25,833 | clears the bar | $17,122 | 0.7 yrs | 94 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,220 | +$14,411 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 1.1 yrs | 78 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,646 | +$43,837 | clears the bar | $20,770 | 0.5 yrs | 75 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,830 | +$8,021 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.9 yrs | 58 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $77,658 | +$42,849 | clears the bar | $22,087 | 0.5 yrs | 57 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $67,411 | +$32,602 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,085 | +$17,276 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.8 yrs | 52 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,565 | +$4,756 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 3.8 yrs | 52 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,043 | +$9,234 | clears the bar | $13,625 | 1.5 yrs | 51 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | $61,301 | +$26,492 | above HS line | $24,660 | 0.9 yrs | 44 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $64,892 | +$30,083 | clears the bar | $16,177 | 0.5 yrs | 44 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $66,535 | +$31,726 | clears the bar | $16,087 | 0.5 yrs | 43 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $45,348 | +$10,539 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 1.0 yrs | 40 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $108,522 | +$73,713 | above HS line | $28,090 | 0.4 yrs | 39 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $57,088 | +$22,279 | clears the bar | $19,100 | 0.9 yrs | 38 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $52,283 | +$17,474 | above HS line | $37,328 | 2.1 yrs | 35 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,580 | +$56,771 | clears the bar | $13,500 | 0.2 yrs | 34 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,179 | +$59,370 | clears the bar | $19,367 | 0.3 yrs | 29 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,846 | +$10,037 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 1.8 yrs | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,730 | +$2,921 | clears the bar | $13,500 | 4.6 yrs | 26 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $45,909 | +$11,100 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 1.5 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $62,121 | +$27,312 | above HS line | $23,143 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $51,014 | +$16,205 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,898 | +$15,089 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $44,906 | +$10,097 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,978 | +$64,169 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,479 | +$18,670 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,111 | +$12,302 | clears the bar | $16,960 | 1.4 yrs | 12 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,380 | +$5,571 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 3.4 yrs | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $46,253 | +$11,444 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 1.3 yrs | 10 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,900 | +$31,091 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 104 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 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 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Analytics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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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