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Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · Public · 4,848 students · mostly bachelor degrees
66th-cheapest of 124 Tennessee colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,796
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,637
Graduation rate
34%
Admission rate
70%
Median graduate earnings
$42,730
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1000
Pell grant recipients
51%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
84 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$115,908Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$92,380Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree$90,985Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$87,602Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$82,654Accounting · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$69,414Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$69,241Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$67,292Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$63,629Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$59,855Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$59,413Social Work · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$57,826Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree115 grads/yr$57,083Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$56,729General Studies · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$54,249Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$54,008Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$53,483Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$53,231Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$48,365Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$47,853Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$46,721Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$46,062Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$45,886Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$45,568Social Work · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$44,989
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.