Which Middle Tennessee State major has the lowest debt?

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduates leave with a median of $17,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 46 Middle Tennessee State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Middle Tennessee State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,266 a year, and $31,574 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,359 a year.

How many Middle Tennessee State programs report graduate pay?

51 bachelor's programs at Middle Tennessee State report first-year pay, and 46 of them also report federal debt.

Middle Tennessee State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Middle Tennessee State University
Public university
Murfreesboro, TN
16,301 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

51 Middle Tennessee State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Construction Management pays the most in the first year ($71,762), and Theatre the least ($17,860). The median program pays $35,574.

In-state tuition and fees$10,266Per year. Out-of-state $31,574

Average net price after aid$13,359Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

Admission rate69%Of applicants

All 51 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	Construction ManagementAbout 49 graduates a year	$71,762	$89,376	$22,050	1st of 1
2	Mechatronics and Robotics EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$71,664	Not reported	$20,000	1st of 1
3	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 28 graduates a year	$67,431	$79,773	$19,576	1st of 2
4	NursingAbout 76 graduates a year	$65,839	$78,482	$27,884	16th of 27
5	Engineering TechnologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$60,808	$69,580	$28,327	3rd of 5
6	Computer ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year	$57,653	$88,695	$21,500	6th of 9
7	AccountingAbout 66 graduates a year	$51,963	$72,466	$24,553	4th of 9
8	Agricultural BusinessAbout 13 graduates a year	$50,013	$52,778	Not reported	1st of 2
9	Management Information SystemsAbout 71 graduates a year	$48,608	$71,857	$22,375	2nd of 2
10	FinanceAbout 85 graduates a year	$46,505	$63,083	$22,700	3rd of 7
11	MathematicsAbout 12 graduates a year	$45,184	$57,922	$18,750	3rd of 4
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 86 graduates a year	$45,074	$51,748	$29,723	2nd of 10
13	Business AdministrationAbout 271 graduates a year	$44,608	$58,160	$20,000	12th of 28
14	Special EducationAbout 10 graduates a year	$44,052	$45,543	$18,493	3rd of 3
15	AviationAbout 212 graduates a year	$43,909	$70,548	$21,992	1st of 1
16	MarketingAbout 100 graduates a year	$43,612	$62,637	$20,708	4th of 10
17	EntrepreneurshipAbout 14 graduates a year	$43,002	$45,432	Not reported	1st of 1
18	Teacher EducationAbout 88 graduates a year	$42,657	$44,313	$22,500	5th of 15
19	BusinessAbout 15 graduates a year	$40,100	Not reported	$24,450	2nd of 4
20	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$39,956	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
21	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$38,807	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 6
22	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 293 graduates a year	$38,272	$43,290	$26,000	1st of 6
23	Criminal JusticeAbout 126 graduates a year	$37,952	$52,140	$24,093	3rd of 11
24	Plant ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,716	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
25	BiologyAbout 125 graduates a year	$35,986	$52,665	$21,500	1st of 13
26	Social WorkAbout 49 graduates a year	$35,574	$42,999	$22,100	4th of 11
27	HistoryAbout 48 graduates a year	$35,391	$43,177	$18,500	2nd of 9
28	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$35,159	$60,689	$23,375	2nd of 2
29	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 37 graduates a year	$34,856	$43,035	$21,187	1st of 3
30	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$34,329	$56,280	$31,256	1st of 2
31	Animal ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year	$33,788	$40,607	$18,415	1st of 2
32	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 118 graduates a year	$32,966	$48,887	$23,500	2nd of 17
33	PsychologyAbout 242 graduates a year	$32,433	$41,564	$22,000	5th of 21
34	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 39 graduates a year	$31,988	$37,401	$26,000	3rd of 3
35	EnglishAbout 69 graduates a year	$31,554	$46,371	$24,045	3rd of 10
36	Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 49 graduates a year	$31,125	$59,638	$17,750	1st of 1
37	Political ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year	$31,012	$49,519	$23,250	9th of 11
38	Foods and NutritionAbout 35 graduates a year	$30,835	$43,316	$25,853	1st of 1
39	JournalismAbout 86 graduates a year	$30,659	Not reported	$20,500	3rd of 3
40	Apparel and TextilesAbout 18 graduates a year	$30,371	$48,625	$25,000	1st of 1
41	International StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$30,365	$42,724	$23,850	2nd of 2
42	Recreation ManagementAbout 35 graduates a year	$30,350	$43,024	$28,545	1st of 1
43	Public HealthAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,321	$48,323	$27,758	2nd of 2
44	CommunicationsAbout 93 graduates a year	$29,877	$43,823	$24,329	5th of 13
45	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 87 graduates a year	$29,084	$43,459	$24,760	1st of 8
46	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$28,642	$72,545	$17,000	1st of 2
47	Film and PhotographyAbout 105 graduates a year	$28,202	Not reported	$19,270	2nd of 2
48	MusicAbout 155 graduates a year	$27,586	$48,653	$22,608	5th of 10
49	Arts ManagementAbout 112 graduates a year	$27,172	$40,061	$23,250	2nd of 2
50	AnthropologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$21,878	$35,615	$20,793	3rd of 3
51	TheatreAbout 22 graduates a year	$17,860	Not reported	$19,000	3rd of 3

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.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Construction Management$71,762
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering$71,664
Engineering-Related Fields$67,431
Nursing$65,839
Engineering Technology$60,808

Lowest median debt

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology$17,000
Biological and Physical Sciences$17,750
Animal Science$18,415
Special Education$18,493
History$18,500

Largest programs

Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 293 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 271 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 242 graduates a year
AviationAbout 212 graduates a year
MusicAbout 155 graduates a year

Common questions

Construction Management graduates earn a median of $71,762 in their first year, the most of 51 Middle Tennessee State 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