The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee · Public

All 14 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 22 could not be assessed.

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.

14 of 36 programs could be assessed 39% 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
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$131,145	+$96,336	clears the bar	$138,945	1.4 yrs	189
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$89,710	+$54,901	clears the bar	$190,581	3.5 yrs	171
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$179,129	+$144,320	clears the bar	$250,824	1.7 yrs	104
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,055	+$45,246	clears the bar	$18,000	0.4 yrs	99
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,407	+$24,598	clears the bar	$7,500	0.3 yrs	74
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$59,753	+$24,944	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	66
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,207	+$45,398	clears the bar	$61,500	1.4 yrs	60
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$74,072	+$39,263	clears the bar	$60,841	1.5 yrs	41
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,709	+$88,900	clears the bar	$92,386	1.0 yrs	30
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$61,981	+$27,172	clears the bar	$15,000	0.6 yrs	27
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$85,545	+$50,736	clears the bar	$31,255	0.6 yrs	22
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$95,084	+$60,275	clears the bar	$106,100	1.8 yrs	21
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$216,085 1-year earnings	+$181,276	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$129,208	+$94,399	clears the bar	$70,335	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	150
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Pharmacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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.