Federal data

Highest earning biology programs in Tennessee

Tennessee biology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorMedian earnings, 1 year afterGraduates counted
1Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroPublic, 4-year$35,986150
2University of MemphisMemphisPublic, 4-year$32,14589
3Tennessee State UniversityNashvillePublic, 4-year$30,67235
4The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaPublic, 4-year$29,643111
5East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityPublic, 4-year$28,13857
6The University of TennesseeKnoxvillePublic, 4-year$27,487163
7Tennessee Technological UniversityCookevillePublic, 4-year$25,08778
8Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvillePublic, 4-year$24,66240
9Lipscomb UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofit, 4-year$20,38730

Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.

How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.