Federal data
Private nonprofit four-year colleges in Tennessee by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Tennessee private nonprofit 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 | Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Madison | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $203,018 | 91 |
| 2 | Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $132,857 | 357 |
| 3 | Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $128,320 | 135 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $101,204 | 4,394 |
| 5 | Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,191 | 169 |
| 6 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,633 | 1,637 |
| 7 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,058 | 614 |
| 8 | Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,427 | 439 |
| 9 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,175 | 926 |
| 10 | The University of the South | Sewanee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,966 | 440 |
| 11 | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,007 | 1,518 |
| 12 | Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $62,152 | 607 |
| 13 | King University | Bristol | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $61,394 | 453 |
| 14 | Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,152 | 760 |
| 15 | Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,830 | 135 |
| 16 | Herzing University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,575 | 7 |
| 17 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,282 | 640 |
| 18 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,091 | 660 |
| 19 | Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,202 | 2,172 |
| 20 | Milligan University | Milligan | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,216 | 313 |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,936 | 773 |
| 22 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,707 | 316 |
| 23 | Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,604 | 261 |
| 24 | Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,271 | 357 |
| 25 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,701 | 619 |
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.