Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Tennessee
42 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,565 at Columbia State Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Tennessee earn a median of $76,480 a year across 2,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | $7,601 | $25,565 (138 grads) | 664 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | $6,000 | $25,542 (182 grads) | 741 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $24,921 (79 grads) | 600 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Associate's degree | $6,372 | $24,808 (50 grads) | 235 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | $3,500 | $24,615 (118 grads) | 789 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $24,489 (175 grads) | 586 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $10,243 | $23,614 (158 grads) | 613 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $23,340 (79 grads) | 317 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $6,625 | $23,245 (281 grads) | 878 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $21,448 (126 grads) | 467 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | $8,125 | $21,417 (84 grads) | 229 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | $21,019 (148 grads) | 622 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville | Associate's degree | $16,595 | $20,140 (13 grads) | 373 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | $3,500 | $19,298 (125 grads) | 515 |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 44 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon | Associate's degree | $9,400 | not published | 123 |
| Tusculum University Greeneville | Associate's degree | $16,815 | not published | 57 |
| Union University Jackson | Associate's degree | $19,750 | not published | 26 |
| American Baptist College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bethel University McKenzie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
| Bryan College-Dayton Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 272 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 146 |
| Freed-Hardeman University Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Herzing University-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Johnson University Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| King University Bristol | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lee University Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Union University Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Welch College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.