The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee · Also known as UTHSC · Website
$66,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$66,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public 4-year college in Memphis, Tennessee with 394 undergraduates and 2,707 graduate students. Former students earn a median $66,318 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
-
Completion rate
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Median debt
$12,500
About $133 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$66,318
Rank 479 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 394
- Graduate students
- 2,707
- Part-time students
- 4.3%
- Women
- 91%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $283.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 479 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,261 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,120 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 60% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,500 | $15,784 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $68,668 | $34,684 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $66,318 | $38,610 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 178 | $138,945 | $89,655 | $131,145 | $138,348 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 165 | $190,581 | $60,957 | $89,710 | $112,460 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 128 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 93 | $250,824 | $124,197 | $179,129 | $170,812 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $7,500 | $19,480 | $59,407 | $58,928 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,131 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $18,000 | $70,619 | $80,055 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 59 | $61,500 | $74,717 | $80,207 | $82,893 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 38 | $60,841 | $68,639 | $74,072 | $71,416 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $15,000 | $55,109 | $61,981 | $68,061 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $92,386 | $111,698 | $123,709 | $127,347 |
| Biology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 20 | $41,000 | $52,331 | $59,753 | $67,030 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral | Doctoral | 19 | $106,100 | $74,903 | $95,084 | $88,343 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,305 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $90,984 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $31,255 | $68,365 | $85,545 | $89,981 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,117 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | $216,085 | Withheld | $235,700 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,696 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,527 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,975 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
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Questions and answers
How much do The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates earn?
$66,318 a year is the median pay of former The University of Tennessee Health Science Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($68,668 after 6 years). That ranks 479 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's) at $216,085.
How much student debt do The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates have?
$12,500 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduates, about $133 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center?
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (178 professional graduates), Medicine (165 professional graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (128 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.