East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University is a public college in Johnson City, TN. Its average net price is $14,208 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $12,262 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,229 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,336 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,078 |
| $110,001 and up | $20,789 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $43,384 |
| 8 years after entry | $46,258 |
| 10 years after entry | $48,646 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $51,862 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $22,227 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $56,753 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,960 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $48,983 n=148 | $18,859 n=112 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $35,760 n=107 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Computer Science | $64,713 n=104 | $21,405 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Criminal Justice | $35,393 n=108 | $20,943 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $61,552 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,364 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $22,489 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $60,971 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $14,786 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | $67,627 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $19,831 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $42,453 Small program - rough guide n=53 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $33,220 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $22,211 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $24,778 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $32,740 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $21,375 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| History | $31,098 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,375 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $40,888 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $22,954 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Human Services, General | $29,716 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $44,740 n=110 | $25,125 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Marketing | $38,837 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Music | $29,492 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $32,461 n=160 | $18,750 n=160 |
| Public Health | $36,970 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $70,922 n=751 | $23,000 n=705 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | $21,625 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Social Work | $38,577 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $21,764 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $36,090 n=111 | $17,964 n=121 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teaching | $43,256 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
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