Doctoral · Memphis, Tennessee

Is Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.7 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $83,220; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $102,132; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $140,250; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $149k (likely $149k – $149k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $43k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TN; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 6.7 years (likely 4.9–9.5); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$155k (likely −$313k – $26k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $379k (likely $54k – $767k); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.