Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,562. 54% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $52,702 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,057.

Average net price
$12,562
per year Verified data
Completion rate
54%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$52,702
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,057
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,932
Out-of-state tuition and fees$33,428
Average cost of attendance$24,577
Books and supplies$1,260
Room and board, on campus$12,892
Average net price, all aided students$12,562
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$8,914
Average net price, family income over $110,000$18,856

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
69%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1010 to 1230
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 26
Undergraduate enrollment
16,301
Graduate enrollment
2,446
Students receiving Pell grants
37%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time54%
Completion within normal time38%
First-year retention (full-time)80%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,057
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$205
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$18,200
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry69%
1 year after completion$44,170
4 years after completion$54,525
6 years after entry$45,715
8 years after entry$49,295
10 years after entry$52,702
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $52,702; the middle half earned $35,248 to $75,164. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Middle Tennessee State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

135 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (74)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
128$63,848$17,429
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
21$40,294Suppressed for privacy
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
388$51,012$21,513
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
57$37,434$22,000
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
27$30,492$20,850
Apparel and Textiles
CIP 19.09 · No credentials fully online
26$40,179$26,869
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
143$37,189$20,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
54$41,754$13,212
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
61$43,672$22,752
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
199$32,182$19,961
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
293$50,328$16,435
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
8$55,090Suppressed for privacy
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
30$50,120$17,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
58Suppressed for privacy$21,500
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
106$35,974$21,875
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
112$73,196$19,540
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
62$74,821$12,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
147$40,181$20,412
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
11$44,592Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
26$31,517$16,500
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
21$47,767Suppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
49$61,391$24,312
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
29$73,020$17,750
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · Some credentials fully online
96$35,908$20,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
41$40,648$14,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies
CIP 19.04 · No credentials fully online
54$36,557$18,400
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
116$33,118$18,500
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
85$54,959$17,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
109$29,331$19,126
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
43$36,926$24,108
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacy$20,497
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
49$41,916$18,000
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
31$41,606Suppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
98$40,785$20,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
106$50,343$24,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
41$33,500$19,500
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
90$60,121$18,450
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
124$48,101$20,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
21$48,299Suppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
52$72,649$23,682
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
402$49,175$23,506
Music
CIP 50.09 · Some credentials fully online
172$37,737$19,500
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · All credentials fully online
64$34,654$19,069
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
11$36,861Suppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
19$40,898Suppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · All credentials fully online
82$38,708$19,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
277$37,141$19,553
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
24$38,109$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
6$37,906Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
86$78,836$21,378
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
42$41,515$22,656
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · All credentials fully online
20$36,521$16,261
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
153$40,423$18,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
81$46,542$21,566
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (36)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
51$77,060Suppressed for privacy
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · All credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · Some credentials fully online
81$54,553Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
294$69,609Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
69$82,631Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
25$46,450Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
113$54,721Suppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
10$55,214Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
19$48,063Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
97$50,885Suppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
32$49,312Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
43$60,738Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
34$94,227Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
68$52,240Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
15$42,308Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11
$49,220Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (12)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
38Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
41Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (9)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 220978, OPEID 003510. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.