Aviation degree · Murfreesboro, TN
What an aviation degree at Middle Tennessee State University costs
A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.
PilotBound all-in estimate
$166K
In-state, all-in
$260K
Out-of-state, all-in
Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
The numbers, with sources
- Tuition (in-state)
- $45,696
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $139,552
- Room & board
- $49,344
- Flight training (whole program)
- $71,000
- All-in (in-state)
- $166,040
Shared room $3,246/term + mandatory freshman meal plan $2,922/term, x2 semesters (meal plan is on MTSU's Housing & Meal Plan Rates PDF).
Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.
MTSU's published figure: the required flight-lab sequence totals about $71,000 over 5 semesters. The instructor ratings (CFI/CFII/MEI) are not separately priced, so the full sequence costs more. Charged per flown hour; plan higher.
See how this stacks up against Part 61, Part 141, an academy, and a 2-year degree.
Compare the pathsFigures are Middle Tennessee State University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Middle Tennessee State University. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: aerospace.mtsu.edu·mtsu.edu