Middle Tennessee State University Teaching Programs

Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution. Murfreesboro is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Middle Tennessee State University?

Contact details for Middle Tennessee State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone:	615-898-2300
Website:	www.mtsu.edu

How Do I Get Into Middle Tennessee State University?

You can apply to Middle Tennessee State University online at: www.mtsu.edu/applynow/

Admission Requirements for Middle Tennessee State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Middle Tennessee State University?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Middle Tennessee State University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Middle Tennessee State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Middle Tennessee State University received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Middle Tennessee State University?

The overall average net price of Middle Tennessee State University is $31,023. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Middle Tennessee State University, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,776 a year. That adds up to $23,104 over four years for those students.

Middle Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,603 undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University, with 15,112 being full-time and 3,491 being part-time.

There are also 2,965 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,112 full-time undergraduates at Middle Tennessee State University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	586
Black or African American	2,299
Hispanic or Latino	1,215
White	9,865
International Students	329
Other Races/Ethnicities	818

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Middle Tennessee State University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Middle Tennessee State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Middle Tennessee State University

In 2022-2023, 10,866 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Middle Tennessee State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Middle Tennessee State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	34%

Middle Tennessee State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	18	84	0	102
Elementary Education	71	0	0	0	71
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	2	29	0	31
Early Childhood Education	28	0	0	0	28
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	27	0	0	27
General Special Education	8	0	2	0	10
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	2	5	7
Teacher Education	7	0	0	0	7
Modern Language Education	0	0	6	0	6
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	0	5	5
Other Education	0	0	0	4	4
Art Education	3	0	0	0	3
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	3	0	0	3
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	119	50	123	14	306

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

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