Financial GPS

Financial GPS · for parents

Can I, the parent, afford it?

Question 2 of 4

Middle Tennessee State University

What does your household earn a year?

It sets Middle Tennessee State University’s price after grants, and how much room your budget has for a payment.

For a household of three: two adults and one child at home.

At Middle Tennessee State University, families earning about $83,000 pay an estimated $15,731 a year after grants.

Why a household of three?

Basic expenses are 200% of the 2026 poverty guideline for two adults and one child at home: $54,640 a year.