Federal data

Highest earning criminal justice programs in Tennessee

Tennessee criminal justice 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
1Bethel UniversityMcKenziePrivate nonprofit, 4-year$54,207163
2Strayer UniversityMemphisFor-profit, 4-year$43,405406
3Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroPublic, 4-year$37,952172
4The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaPublic, 4-year$37,403110
5Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvillePublic, 4-year$36,749100
6University of MemphisMemphisPublic, 4-year$35,900154
7Tennessee State UniversityNashvillePublic, 4-year$32,555101
8The University of Tennessee-MartinMartinPublic, 4-year$32,16752
9Remington CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit, 2-year$31,79345
10East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityPublic, 4-year$30,09798

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.