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title: Tennessee Technological University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Cookeville, TN
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $48,501 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,538 – $71,299 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $11,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 58% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,663 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.23× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $20,501 | derived |

**58% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $11,000 (≈ 23% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,305 to $82,880 across 37 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $82,880 | $28,090 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,328 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,896 | $19,367 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,852 | $17,855 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,943 | $19,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $61,700 | $19,050 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,903 | $13,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,823 | $20,770 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,938 | $22,087 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,571 | $15,625 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,996 | $23,143 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $48,055 | $24,660 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $41,015 | $21,902 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,409 | $15,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,289 | $16,087 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $39,338 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $39,073 | $37,328 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,452 | $17,122 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,379 | $16,177 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,769 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,202 | $13,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,935 | $15,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,063 | not reported |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,201 | $14,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,687 | $18,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,661 | $15,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,122 | $19,100 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,665 | $11,000 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,384 | $16,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,380 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,901 | $18,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,558 | $13,625 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,768 | $16,960 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,468 | $14,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,340 | $13,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,564 | $15,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,305 | $19,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Tennessee Technological University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?221847

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