Federal data
For-profit four-year colleges in Tennessee by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Tennessee for-profit four-year colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galen Health Institutes | Nashville | For-profit, 4-year | $79,047 | 102 |
| 2 | Strayer University | Memphis | For-profit, 4-year | $68,449 | 283 |
| 3 | South College | Knoxville | For-profit, 4-year | $52,540 | 2,780 |
| 4 | Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | For-profit, 4-year | $36,861 | 238 |
| 5 | Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | For-profit, 4-year | $35,271 | 58 |
| 6 | Miller-Motte College | Chattanooga | For-profit, 4-year | $34,393 | 1,344 |
| 7 | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | For-profit, 4-year | $32,154 | 715 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.