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Middle Tennessee State University Salaries

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Salaries by Major at Middle Tennessee State University

How much money do Middle Tennessee State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $32,200 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $42,300 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Middle Tennessee State University graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Engineering-Related Fields with a median starting salary of $57,300 followed by Construction Management paying $57,200 and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates who have a median starting income of $54,200 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $81,000 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $61,800 and Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) who earn $59,700 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Middle Tennessee State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Middle Tennessee State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $81,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $61,800
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $59,700
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) $58,500
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,300
Construction Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $56,600
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,200
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,700
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $49,100
Engineering Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,200
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,500
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,500
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $41,500
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,500
Air Transportation (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,800
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $38,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $37,200
Social Work (Master's Degree) $37,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,600
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,900
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,800
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,800
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,800
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,600
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,400
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,200
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,100

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=220978 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Middle Tennessee State University.