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Middle Tennessee State University is a public national university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Middle Tennessee State University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,811 10 years after enrolling, 16th in Tennessee, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Middle Tennessee State University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Middle Tennessee State University is ranked 5th in Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee State University’s median net annual cost of $12,752 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Middle Tennessee State University sorted by number of graduates - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Psychology, Business Administration, Biology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Air Transportation - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$12,752
Average years to graduate
4.8
Registered Nursing
Rank: #156
Economic score: 1.67
Accounting
Rank: #100
Economic score: 1.77
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #50
Economic score: 2.1
Marketing
Rank: #48
Economic score: 2.14
Criminal Justice
Rank: #66
Economic score: 3.07
Education
Rank: #59
Economic score: 3.68
Health & Fitness
Rank: #77
Economic score: 4.03
Music
Rank: #26
Economic score: 4.07
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #186
Economic score: 4.6
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Rank: #11
Economic score: 6.5
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Middle Tennessee State University - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Curriculum and Instruction, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other, Computer science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Accounting
Rank: #127
Economic score: 0.29
Psychology
Rank: #7
Economic score: 0.29
Social Work
Rank: #20
Economic score: 0.43
Health & Fitness
Rank: #34
Economic score: 0.48
Educ. Administration
Rank: #198
Economic score: 0.49
Music
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.7
Student Counseling
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.8
History
Rank: #28
Economic score: 1.03
Criminal Justice
Rank: #83
Economic score: 1.05
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #243
Economic score: 1.18
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Middle Tennessee State University is 3% lower than the state average, and 14% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Middle Tennessee State University, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Middle Tennessee State University graduates within 4.8 years.
Middle Tennessee State University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Middle Tennessee State University’s economic mobility score of 25.79 is calculated by adjusting the 2.1 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. Middle Tennessee State University’s EMS of 25.79 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Middle Tennessee State University pays $12,752 a year, $11,262 less than the $24,014 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $12,752
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Middle Tennessee State University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $12,752 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 36% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,776. This is 18% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,835
Pell grants
$4,585
State grants
$4,594
Institutional grants
$4,487
Middle Tennessee State University offers 6 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Middle Tennessee State University offers 9 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
15
Hybrid programs
14
Percentage of programs online
12%
Middle Tennessee State University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 68% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 11,244 applicants, of which 7,691 were admitted and 2,752 enrolled. Middle Tennessee State University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
85%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
56%
59%
In-state
87%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
64%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%