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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN · 13 field-and-degree records

Earnings reported for 13 · Federal debt reported for 3

Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable

Payoff needs a reliable price

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$113,355Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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PAYOFF CURVE

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Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24

Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.

IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.

Fully online7.6%
253 students
Some online courses32%
1,072 students
No online courses60%
1,984 students
Undergraduates age 25+32%
Share of undergraduate enrollment

Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.

College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Not reported
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Prices in Tennessee run 8% below the U.S. level.

BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.

Overall8% below U.S.
Goods4% below U.S.
Housing21% below U.S.
Utilities28% below U.S.
Other services5% below U.S.

Use this as geographic context, not a personal budget. It describes the state, not the campus neighborhood, and does not measure tuition or student-specific housing.

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THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$12,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$133/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$113,355Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
394Student size

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What the numbers say about The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

What does The University of Tennessee Health Science Center cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

What do The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $113,355 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $12,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center worth the same?

No. The current release contains 13 field-and-degree records for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; 13 report year-4 earnings and 3 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.

DEBT AFTER COLLEGE

Are borrowers making progress?

Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.

Students who completed$12,500Median federal debt · 263 borrowers
Students who withdrew$5,126Median federal debt · 28 borrowers
Three-year cohort default rate0%Federal cohort measure, not the share currently behind on payments

Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.

2024–25 ENROLLMENT

Who studied here during the year

3,303Students enrolled at any point
473Undergraduate students
2,830Graduate students

Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.

More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$113,355
Year 6$68,668
Year 10$66,318
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant studentsNot reported

Completion rate not reported

92% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowing$21,506

Median Parent PLUS debt

26 parent borrowers in the reported cohort
First-generation students$12,500

Median federal student debt

Three-year repayment not reported
Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$66,370Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$57,873Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$74,522Earnings are not a guarantee
Undergraduate student composition
White54%
Black30%
Hispanic8%
Asian4%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

99thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$85,545Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$25,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
31%Of comparable categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$67,269Year 1
$78,597Year 4
$113,355Year 5

Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.

DEGREES AT THIS COLLEGE

Your choice of degree can change the payoff.

Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.

1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$179,1292Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$131,1453Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · First Professional Degree$129,2084Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,7095Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Doctoral Degree$95,0846Medicine · First Professional Degree$89,7107Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$85,5458Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$80,207

Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree · $95,084 reported+8%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2DentistryFirst Professional Degree · $179,129 reported+5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $74,072 reported+4%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · $59,407 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$22,500federal debt5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $123,709 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree · $129,208 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TN

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.

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Dyersburg State Community College

Annual net price
$4,612
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,018
Modeled 10-year ROI
-75%
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Knoxville, TN

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Annual net price
$18,976
Observed earnings · year 5
$61,635
Modeled 10-year ROI
-35%
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Columbia, TN

Columbia State Community College

Annual net price
$4,734
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,026
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Jackson, TN

Jackson State Community College

Annual net price
$6,236
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,853
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

Compare fields and degree levels

Showing all 13 field-and-degree records in the current release.

Major or fieldDegree levelEarnings, year 4Federal debt2024–25 graduates
DentistryFirst Professional Degree$179,129Not availableNot reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$131,145Not availableNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree$129,208Not availableNot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$123,709Not availableNot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree$95,084Not available16
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$89,710Not availableNot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$85,545Not availableNot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$80,207Not available46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$80,055$29,5372
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$74,072Not availableNot reported
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,981$25,000Not reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$59,753Not availableNot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$59,407$22,500Not reported

Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.