MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
1301 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA
www.mtsu.edu

Founded in 1911, MTSU is now the oldest and largest public university in Middle Tennessee. Murfreesboro, Tenn., was named the "most livable" city in the state. It has a population of more than 65,000 and lies about 30 miles southeast of Nashville.

Size/Location

• 109 permanent buildings (3.8 million square feet of space)
• 466 acres
• one mile from the geographic center of Tennessee

Enrollment

• 22,000

TOP 10 FACTS

• Oldest and largest public university in the mid-state
• Number one college choice of mid-state valedictorians and salutatorians for eight years running; entering freshman scores above state and national averages
• New facilities with latest in equipment and technology
• James Buchanan ('40), Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr.; Grammy and Emmy award winners; and a majority of region's teachers are among successful alumni
• As a member of the Sun Belt Conference MTSU now competes in the NCAA's highest level in all sports. Blue Raider athletes will play Sun Belt teams in major media markets in Denver, Miami and New Orleans.
• Direct student access to faculty who use latest technology and master classrooms
• Honors College -- first in state -- provides select academic atmosphere within large university
• Economic impact on region more than $250 million
• Aerospace and Recording Industry attract students from all over the world
• Safe and friendly environment with diverse student body -- 54 percent female, 13 percent minority, and students from over 70 countries

ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology/Computer Accreditation Commission
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Association of Airport Executives
American Association of Colleges and Universities
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
American Association for Leisure and Recreation
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Chemical Society
American College Testing Program
American Council on Education
American Dietetic Association
Aviation Technician Education Council
Certified Health Education Specialist
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education   Programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Council on Aviation Accreditation
Council on Social Work Education
Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education
National Air Transport Association
National Association for the Education of the Young Child
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
National Association of Industrial Technology
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
National Athletic Trainers’ Association
National Business Aircraft Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Intercollegiate Flight Association
National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission
National Recreation and Parks Association
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association for College Student Affairs
Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Sun Belt Conference
Teachers College Association of Extension and Field Services
Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Tennessee Association of Science Department Chairs
Tennessee Association of Veterans Programs Administrators
Tennessee College Association
The College Board
The Renaissance Group
University Aviation Association

MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

Accounting (M.S.)
Aerospace Education (M.Ed.)
Aviation Administration (M.S.)
Art Education (Certificate)
Biology (M.S.)
Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Business Education, Marketing Education, and Office Management (M.B.E.)
Chemistry (M.S. - D.A.)
Computer Information Systems (M.S.)
Computer Science (M.S.)
Criminal Justice Administration (M.C.J.)
Critical Care Nursing (Certificate)
Dyslexic Studies (Certificate)
Economics and Finance (M.A. - Ph.D.)
Educational Leadership (M.Ed. - Ed.S.)
Elementary and Special Education (M.Ed. - Ed.S.)
Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies (M.S.)
English (M.A. - Ph.D.)
Exercise Science and Health Promotion (M.S.)
Foreign Languages and Literatures (M.A.T.)
Geoscience (Certificate)
Gerontology (Certificate)
Health Care Management (Certificate)
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (M.S.)
Public History / Historic Preservation (M.A. - D.A.)
Human Performance (Ph.D.)
Human Sciences (M.S.)
Mass Communication (M.S.)
Master's of Professional Science (M.P.S.)
Mathematical Sciences (M.S. - M.S.T.)
Music (M.A.)
Nursing Informatics (Certificate)
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Psychology (M.A. - M.Ed. - Ed.S.)
Sociology (M.A.)

BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS

Accounting;
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology;
Agribusiness; Animal Sciences;
Anthropology;
Apparel and textiles;
Art;
Art teacher education;
Athletic training;
Biological and physical sciences;
Biology/biological sciences;
Business administration and management;
Business/managerial economics;
Business teacher education; chemistry;
Computer science;
Criminal justice/law enforcement administration;
Criminal justice/police science;
Dramatic/theater arts;
Economics; engineering/industrial management;
Engineering technology;
English;
Environmental Engineering Technology;
Family Resource Management;
Finance;
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness;
Foreign languages and literatures;
Geology/Earth Science;
Health and physical education;
Health teacher education;
History;
Industrial and organizational psychology;
Industrial technology;
Interdisciplinary studies;
Interior design;
International relations and affairs;
Kindergarten/preschool education;
Liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies;
Management Information Systems;
Marketing/marketing management;
Mass Communication/media;
Mathematics;
Multi-/interdisciplinary studies related;
Music;
Music management and merchandising;
Nursing (registered nurse training);
Office management;
Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management;
Philosophy;
Physics;
Plant sciences;
Political science and government;
Psychology;
Public Relations/image management;
Sales and Marketing
Social Work;
Sociology;
Special Education;
Technology/industrial arts teacher education

TUITION

Tuition: $11,064  per year
Required fees: $778 full-time