COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 220978PUBLIC

MURFREESBORO, TN

Middle Tennessee State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,359Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate53.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$54,525working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,525
Median earnings 5 years after completion$50,530

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,289
$30,001–48,000$10,273
$48,001–75,000$13,007
$75,001–110,000$16,935
$110,001+$19,046

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion53.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention78.6%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share28.0%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid23.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,926federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates16,301IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate69.1%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,000

4,697 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$96,485 earnings · $21,500 debt →Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$80,424 earnings · $21,992 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$75,061 earnings · $27,884 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$75,044 earnings · $22,375 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$73,702 earnings · $24,553 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$66,701 earnings · $22,700 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 245 working graduates$63,928 earnings · $20,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$60,217 earnings · $20,708 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$56,659 earnings · $21,500 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$55,481 earnings · $24,093 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 527 working graduates$54,747 earnings · $29,723 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$49,997 earnings · $26,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$49,932 earnings · $20,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$48,608 earnings · $23,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$47,105 earnings · $24,045 debt →Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree · 271 working graduates$46,349 earnings · $23,250 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$46,252 earnings · $22,500 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$45,451 earnings · $22,100 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 305 working graduates$45,155 earnings · $24,329 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$44,760 earnings · $24,760 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 206 working graduates$43,826 earnings · $22,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.