Tennessee Technological University
Tennessee Technological University is a public college in Cookeville, TN. Its average net price is $16,830 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 | $13,100 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,392 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,530 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,673 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,592 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,198 |
| 8 years after entry | $50,971 |
| 10 years after entry | $52,901 |
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 | $52,506 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Agriculture, General | $42,628 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $16,350 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Animal Sciences | $37,766 National median for this major n=6,365 | Not published |
| Biology | $38,161 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $15,449 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $47,041 n=127 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $69,309 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $20,162 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $71,157 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $36,561 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $71,291 n=131 | $18,477 n=126 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $81,222 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $16,227 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $65,593 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $33,391 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $49,965 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $20,697 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,487 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Marketing | $44,237 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $72,379 n=161 | $16,747 n=116 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $39,066 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $18,000 n=119 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | 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 | $37,627 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $17,602 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Registered Nursing | $70,611 n=188 | $19,500 n=155 |
| Sociology | $37,646 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $14,975 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,928 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $16,375 n=106 |
| Studio Art | $30,343 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Teaching | $42,531 n=262 | $17,363 n=180 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $35,286 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $19,978 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
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