Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
50
Avg Grad Earnings
$39,364/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
61/100
Tuition (In-State)
$9,506/yr
Out-of-state: $29,042/yr
All Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
50 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 86 | $65,839/yr | High | 19.6x |
| Construction Management | 83 | $71,762/yr | High | 22.5x |
| Computer Science | 82 | $57,653/yr | Very High | 22.3x |
| Business Administration | 81 | $44,608/yr | High | 14.3x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 79 | $51,963/yr | Very High | 18.1x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 78 | $46,505/yr | Very High | 15.6x |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 77 | $67,431/yr | High | 20.0x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 77 | $50,013/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Business/Commerce, General | 75 | $40,100/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 74 | $43,002/yr | High | 10.9x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 73 | $37,952/yr | Moderate | 12.7x |
| Teacher Education | 72 | $42,657/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Mechatronics & Robotics | 71 | $71,664/yr | High | 17.8x |
| Marketing | 71 | $43,612/yr | Very High | 15.5x |
| Security Science and Technology | 71 | $39,956/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 71 | $35,159/yr | High | 15.0x |
| Engineering Technology, General | 67 | $60,808/yr | High | 17.3x |
| Parks | 65 | $30,350/yr | Moderate | 10.3x |
| Mathematics | 64 | $45,184/yr | Very High | 14.2x |
| Air Transportation | 64 | $43,909/yr | Moderate | 17.6x |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 63 | $48,608/yr | Very High | 17.9x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 61 | $45,074/yr | Low | 12.6x |
| History | 61 | $35,391/yr | High | 10.4x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 61 | $32,966/yr | Moderate | 11.9x |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 61 | $30,835/yr | High | 10.4x |
| Social Work | 60 | $35,574/yr | Moderate | 10.3x |
| Biology, General | 59 | $35,986/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 58 | $38,807/yr | High | 9.2x |
| Public Health | 58 | $30,321/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Plant Sciences | 57 | $37,716/yr | High | 8.9x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 56 | $44,052/yr | High | 11.0x |
| Political Science and Government | 56 | $31,012/yr | Very High | 12.0x |
| Psychology, General | 55 | $32,433/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 54 | $31,125/yr | Moderate | 14.7x |
| Apparel and Textiles | 54 | $30,371/yr | High | 11.8x |
| Animal Sciences | 52 | $33,788/yr | High | 9.7x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 51 | $29,084/yr | Moderate | 10.4x |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 51 | $27,172/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 50 | $34,856/yr | Very High | 10.3x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 49 | $28,642/yr | High | 18.1x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 47 | $34,329/yr | High | 13.8x |
| Music | 47 | $27,586/yr | High | 11.8x |
| Anthropology | 46 | $21,878/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 45 | $29,877/yr | High | 10.5x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 44 | $31,554/yr | Very High | 11.2x |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 43 | $31,988/yr | High | 8.8x |
| International/Global Studies | 41 | $30,365/yr | Moderate | 10.2x |
| Journalism | 40 | $30,659/yr | Very High | 7.1x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 40 | $28,202/yr | High | 6.4x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 37 | $17,860/yr | Moderate | 3.7x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 50 bachelor's degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.