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Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (7% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 81% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,353 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

3,605 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 29% of graduates; 84 programs in 26 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.99997.4% 265
    Graduates in this field earn $49,997 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01016.3% 228
    Graduates in this field earn $43,826 4 years out
  3. Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 49.01016.1% 221
    Graduates in this field earn $80,424 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.5% 198
    Graduates in this field earn $63,928 4 years out
  5. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01013.8% 137
    Graduates in this field earn $56,659 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 15% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (700 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Construction Management$98,967 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,762

    4 years after completion$98,967
    National median: $95,124Above typical

    Median federal debt: $17,000 · 100 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$96,485 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,653

    4 years after completion$96,485
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $76,095 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,198 · 156 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$92,533 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,664

    4 years after completion$92,533
    National median: $101,649Below typical

    Median federal debt: $19,125 · 95 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Engineering-Related Fields$83,405 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,431

    4 years after completion$83,405
    National median: $89,619Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $67,172 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,402 · 71 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$80,541 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,808

    4 years after completion$80,541
    National median: $80,526About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $51,706 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,274 · 53 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty81%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$87,588

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$12,353
$12,353
← Lessmore than 64% of 557More →
Endowment per student$9,149
$9,149
← Lessmore than 37% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)