Union University

Jackson, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit

All 18 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 92 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$25,839
$30k to $48k	$26,181
$48k to $75k	$23,891
$75k to $110k	$27,841
$110k and up	$30,373
All families (average)	$27,171

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

18 of 110 programs could be assessed 16% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,824	+$38,015	clears the bar	$17,437	0.5 yrs	170
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$99,874	+$65,065	clears the bar	$51,250	0.8 yrs	78
Social Work	Master's Degree	$54,660	+$19,851	clears the bar	$39,435	2.0 yrs	73
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,234	+$28,425	clears the bar	$27,147	1.0 yrs	59
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$58,174	+$23,365	clears the bar	$18,074	0.8 yrs	57
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$182,606	+$147,797	clears the bar	$152,499	1.0 yrs	32
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,286	+$11,477	clears the bar	$26,647	2.3 yrs	29
Nursing	Master's Degree	$108,206	+$73,397	clears the bar	$45,333	0.6 yrs	27
Education	Master's Degree	$53,072	+$18,263	clears the bar	$41,000	2.2 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$88,094	+$53,285	clears the bar	$75,008	1.4 yrs	21
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,226	+$6,417	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$57,184	+$22,375	clears the bar	$22,729	1.0 yrs	15
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Master's Degree	$80,560	+$45,751	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,056	+$9,247	clears the bar	$26,506	2.9 yrs	11
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	$52,015	+$17,206	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	$69,625	+$34,816	clears the bar	$34,108	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$131,659	+$96,850	clears the bar	$209,190	2.2 yrs	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	$211,565	+$176,756	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,750	insufficient data	26
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Journalism	Bachelor'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	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Institution Administration and Law	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor'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
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Doctoral 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, 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.