Which Tennessee other interdisciplinary studies program has the lowest debt?

Vanderbilt University reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,000, with first-year pay of $37,276.

How much do other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn in Tennessee?

The median across 6 Tennessee other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs is $37,247 in the first year after graduating and $46,773 five years after.

Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Tennessee, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs are in Tennessee?

6 Tennessee programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Tennessee other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $37,247 in their first year, $1,866 less than the national median. Middle Tennessee State reports the highest first-year pay ($38,272), and Vanderbilt University the lowest median debt ($12,000).

Median first-year pay$37,247National $39,112

Median pay after 5 years$46,773National $54,061

Median federal debt$23,250National $25,591

Debt-to-earnings75%National 65%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Middle Tennessee StateMurfreesboro · public	$38,272	$43,290	$26,000	68%
2	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · private nonprofit	$37,276	$73,586	$12,000	32%
3	Belmont UniversityNashville · private nonprofit	$37,264	$49,107	$20,500	55%
4	University of MemphisMemphis · public	$37,229	$45,387	$30,430	82%
5	UT MartinMartin · public	$32,674	$38,915	$29,750	91%
6	University of TennesseeKnoxville · public	$23,404	$48,158	$20,500	88%

Debt and first-year pay at every Tennessee other interdisciplinary studies program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Tennessee medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Common questions

Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro reports the highest median first-year pay, $38,272. Its median federal debt is $26,000.

Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked182 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024