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Design at Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
42 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition
42
Optimistic
42
Base Case
46
Pessimistic
Earnings $38,807/yr (15% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 12.2x earnings multiple (4.0x out-of-state)
Ranked #85 of 290 Design and Applied Arts programs Top 50%

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Design graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $463K $465K $446K
Earnings Multiple (In-State) 12.2x 12.2x 11.7x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State) 4.0x 4.0x 3.8x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 42 42 46

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)
$38,024
Out-of-state: $116,168 (4.0x ROI)
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$50,396
-33% less than sticker · See by income

About Middle Tennessee State University

With a 68% acceptance rate, Middle Tennessee State University is moderately selective, enrolling 16,115 students in Murfreesboro, TN.

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Top Career Paths

Art directors $111,040/yr
Architecture teachers, postsecondary $101,480/yr
Special effects artists and animators $99,800/yr
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Design at Other Schools

Carnegie Mellon University ($66,274) University of Southern California ($64,846) University of Washington-Seattle Campus ($63,449) University of California-Los Angeles ($57,615) Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ($52,694) University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ($52,526) Utah State University ($52,431) Interior Designers Institute ($51,188)

Other Majors at Middle Tennessee State University

Construction Management ($71,762) Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering ($71,664) Engineering-Related Fields ($67,431) Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($65,839) Engineering Technology, General ($60,808) Computer Science ($57,653) Accounting and Related Services ($51,963) Agricultural Business and Management ($50,013)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Design at Middle Tennessee State University?
A score of 42/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for Design. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.
Will AI replace Design careers?
With 38% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $446,410 in decade earnings vs $462,747 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →