Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University is a public college in Murfreesboro, TN. Its average net price is $12,562 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 | $8,914 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,294 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,139 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,385 |
| $110,001 and up | $18,856 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $45,715 |
| 8 years after entry | $49,295 |
| 10 years after entry | $52,702 |
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 | $63,848 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $17,429 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $51,012 n=213 | $21,513 n=242 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $37,434 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,189 n=166 | $20,500 n=130 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $41,754 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $13,212 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Biology | $32,182 n=137 | $19,961 n=109 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $50,328 n=275 | $16,435 n=222 |
| Business and Commerce | $55,090 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Communications | $35,974 n=161 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Computer Science | $73,196 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $19,540 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Construction Management | $74,821 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $12,250 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Criminal Justice | $40,181 n=156 | $20,412 n=112 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $31,517 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $61,391 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $24,312 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,020 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,908 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $36,557 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $18,400 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $33,118 n=114 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $54,959 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $36,926 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $24,108 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| History | $41,916 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $40,785 n=110 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Liberal Arts | $50,343 n=144 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $60,121 n=110 | $18,450 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $48,101 n=124 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | $72,649 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $23,682 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $49,175 n=292 | $23,506 n=346 |
| Music | $37,737 n=156 | $19,500 n=146 |
| Natural Sciences | $43,672 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,752 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| 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 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $38,708 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Psychology | $37,141 n=244 | $19,553 n=272 |
| Public Health | $38,109 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $34,654 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $19,069 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Registered Nursing | $78,836 n=122 | $21,378 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,515 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $22,656 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $40,423 n=136 | $18,125 n=138 |
| Studio Art | $29,331 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $19,126 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $46,542 n=139 | $21,566 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
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