MTSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Middle Tennessee State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Middle Tennessee State University students is 53.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 55.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.2%.

53.7%

asian 67.1% 55 students
African American 44.1% 339 students
white 57.8% 912 students
unknown 71.4% 5 students
hispanic 54.7% 82 students
International Students 62.9% 66 students
Mixed Race 37.8% 34 students

Drop Out

Middle Tennessee State University has an overall drop-out rate of 14.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 23.4% and 7.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

14.7%

asian 3.7% 3 students
African American 20.6% 158 students
white 10.3% 162 students
hispanic 17.3% 26 students
International Students 31.4% 33 students
Mixed Race 25.6% 23 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Middle Tennessee State University at a rate of 28.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 33.9%, and male students' 22.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

28.5%

asian 22.0% 18 students
African American 32.7% 251 students
white 28.4% 448 students
hispanic 26.7% 40 students
International Students 5.7% 6 students
Mixed Race 31.1% 28 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

3.2%

asian 7.3% 6 students
African American 2.6% 20 students
white 3.5% 55 students
hispanic 1.3% 2 students
Mixed Race 5.6% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Management	$63,220	$66,541	$69,654
Computer Science	$57,662	$54,192	$66,144
Engineering-Related Fields	$59,628	$58,943	$61,839
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$55,209	$55,061	$58,677
Engineering Technology, General	$51,929	$47,729	$56,652
Air Transportation	$43,750	$43,240	$56,205
Accounting and Related Services	$48,892	$44,765	$54,080
Management Information Systems and Services	$46,565	$46,193	$51,761
Marketing	$38,486	$38,469	$47,798
Mathematics	$39,732	$39,369	$46,388
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,271	$41,789	$45,765
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$26,837	$33,565	$44,890
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$38,176	$39,051	$44,773
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$37,088	$35,060	$43,765
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,407	$34,761	$41,140
Biological and Physical Sciences	$24,501	$28,236	$40,119
Agricultural Business and Management	$36,527	$35,416	$38,191
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,847	$36,891	$37,770
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,993	$35,400	$37,398
Political Science and Government	$33,549	$31,660	$36,609
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,676	$28,816	$36,385
Biology, General	$30,711	$28,478	$35,720
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$35,437	$31,133	$35,693
English Language and Literature, General	$24,960	$30,409	$35,644
Communication and Media Studies	$27,742	$28,515	$35,466
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$33,251	$29,685	$35,118
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,222	$21,781	$34,644
Music	$29,416	$31,314	$34,330
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$28,099	$29,092	$34,256
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$31,475	$29,350	$33,982
Apparel and Textiles	$34,383	$27,536	$32,910
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$30,663	$30,305	$32,789
History	$31,251	$30,771	$32,777
Social Work	$31,470	$27,995	$32,555
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,451	$32,498	$32,218
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$27,150	$26,933	$32,125
Psychology, General	$28,785	$29,250	$31,756
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$29,593	$31,828	$31,419
Plant Sciences	$34,515	$25,281	$31,013
Animal Sciences	$26,637	$23,649	$30,109
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$26,465	$21,703	$28,100
Sociology	$25,896	$31,038	$24,767
Anthropology	$23,173	$22,192	$20,886
International/Global Studies	$26,266	$20,824	$18,401
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,095	$44,971	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$37,691	$35,416	NA
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	$66,935	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$26,353	NA
Chemistry	NA	$35,420	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$38,289	NA
Physics	$37,333	$44,747	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$26,953	NA	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$31,628	$35,060	NA
Public Health	$28,391	$25,194	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$28,367	$29,685	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,408	$85,760	$90,571
Psychology, General	$49,120	$59,485	$88,221
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$71,903	$66,104	$78,609
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,709	$67,101	$72,118
Accounting and Related Services	$57,896	$57,860	$67,093
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$50,963	$57,995	$66,752
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,635	$50,606	$49,802
Social Work	$42,760	$39,729	$49,486
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,286	$40,312	$43,973
Curriculum and Instruction	$44,024	$42,835	$43,468
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$39,500	$40,338	$43,213
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,531	$44,170	$43,153
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$47,260	$38,481
History	$24,945	$31,941	$31,720
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$53,270	NA	NA
Music	$30,919	NA	NA

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