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

Martin, 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 | $44,213 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $30,431 – $61,331 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,981 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,079 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 66% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $16,213 | derived |

**53% 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 $12,981 (≈ 29% 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 $22,812 to $59,441 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $59,441 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,143 | $23,362 |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,659 | $29,750 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,090 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $42,593 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $42,584 | $51,164 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,470 | $49,814 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,555 | $20,251 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,529 | $21,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,201 | $22,369 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,209 | $19,500 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,390 | $19,400 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,362 | $17,048 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,941 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,099 | $23,804 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,423 | $21,443 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,318 | not reported |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,319 | $22,997 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,782 | $19,401 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,595 | $24,841 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,412 | $21,650 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,244 | $20,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,809 | $25,189 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,194 | $20,607 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,812 | $26,875 |

## 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 The University of Tennessee-Martin by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?221768

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