Which Southern Adventist University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Teacher Education graduates leave with a median of $24,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Southern Adventist University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Southern Adventist University cost?

Tuition and fees are $27,300 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,345 a year.

How many Southern Adventist University programs report graduate pay?

2 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Southern Adventist University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Southern Adventist University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Collegedale, TN
2,773 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

Southern Adventist University has two bachelor's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($66,005) than Teacher Education ($43,283). Southern Adventist University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$27,300Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$24,345Per year

Graduation rate49%Within 6 years

Admission rate66%Of applicants

Both bachelor's programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
NursingAbout 63 graduates a year	$66,005	$82,724	$28,191	15th of 27
Teacher EducationAbout 15 graduates a year	$43,283	Not reported	$24,250	4th of 15

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

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.

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
NursingAbout 90 graduates a year	$61,225	$72,066	$25,000	11th of 15

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

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,005 in their first year, the most of 2 Southern Adventist University 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