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Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University
1301 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Official telephone: (615) 898-2300
Website: https://www.mtsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 594 men, 591 women
Full-time faculty: 489 men, 460 women
Part-time faculty: 105 men, 131 women
Graduation rate: 55% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science and Technology, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Insurance
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Management
  • Music Technology
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Risk Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Zymology/Fermentation Science
Certificates

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Music, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • History, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Molecular Biology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Public/Applied History
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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