Which Austin Peay bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $17,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 27 Austin Peay bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Austin Peay cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,006 a year, and $14,766 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,735 a year.

How many Austin Peay programs report graduate pay?

27 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Austin Peay report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Austin Peay Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Austin Peay State University
Public university
Clarksville, TN
7,560 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

27 Austin Peay bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Medical Laboratory Science pays the most in the first year ($70,028), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($19,157). The median program pays $36,749. Austin Peay also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$9,006Per year. Out-of-state $14,766

Average net price after aid$9,735Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate96%Of applicants

All 27 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Tennessee. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
1	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 49 graduates a year	$70,028	$75,418	$22,810	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 121 graduates a year	$68,235	$73,897	$27,576	9th of 27
3	Computer Systems AnalysisAbout 26 graduates a year	$65,084	Not reported	$24,279	1st of 1
4	Engineering TechnologyAbout 46 graduates a year	$62,089	Not reported	$26,679	1st of 5
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$58,060	$73,281	$30,736	2nd of 4
6	FinanceAbout 28 graduates a year	$48,264	Not reported	$17,500	2nd of 7
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$47,809	Not reported	$25,500	4th of 5
8	ChemistryAbout 18 graduates a year	$42,475	$54,314	$20,500	1st of 4
9	Teacher EducationAbout 65 graduates a year	$41,743	$41,717	$25,000	7th of 15
10	MusicAbout 21 graduates a year	$39,008	Not reported	$31,000	2nd of 10
11	Business AdministrationAbout 82 graduates a year	$38,750	Not reported	$22,605	21st of 28
12	AccountingAbout 28 graduates a year	$37,566	Not reported	$21,588	9th of 9
13	EnglishAbout 19 graduates a year	$37,486	$40,184	$25,677	1st of 10
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 85 graduates a year	$36,749	$53,438	$25,281	5th of 11
15	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 139 graduates a year	$35,745	$43,136	$27,128	7th of 10
16	BusinessGraduates a year not reported	$35,699	$51,396	$28,987	4th of 4
17	Political ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$34,635	$47,593	$25,500	6th of 11
18	HistoryAbout 17 graduates a year	$34,456	$46,456	$19,750	3rd of 9
19	Social WorkAbout 43 graduates a year	$34,384	$40,994	$26,000	5th of 11
20	AgricultureAbout 37 graduates a year	$31,905	$44,104	$18,625	4th of 4
21	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 140 graduates a year	$31,846	$43,028	$25,000	5th of 17
22	SociologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$31,699	$47,222	$27,375	5th of 8
23	MarketingAbout 62 graduates a year	$31,334	Not reported	$23,291	10th of 10
24	PsychologyAbout 111 graduates a year	$28,705	$38,578	$25,000	13th of 21
25	CommunicationsAbout 26 graduates a year	$25,643	$44,606	$25,000	12th of 13
26	BiologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$24,662	$41,531	$26,215	11th of 13
27	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 35 graduates a year	$19,157	$39,352	$24,750	7th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Tennessee programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Tennessee.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,108 graduates a year	$30,708	$43,477	$17,500	1st of 15

Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Medical Laboratory Science$70,028
Nursing$68,235
Computer Systems Analysis$65,084
Engineering Technology$62,089
Computer and Information Science$58,060

Lowest median debt

Finance$17,500
Agriculture$18,625
History$19,750
Chemistry$20,500
Accounting$21,588

Largest programs

Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 140 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 139 graduates a year
NursingAbout 121 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 111 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 85 graduates a year

Common questions

Medical Laboratory Science graduates earn a median of $70,028 in their first year, the most of 27 Austin Peay bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Tennessee rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels