10-yr median earnings
$30,072
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Knoxville, Tennessee
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville is a private for-profit institution in Knoxville, Tennessee. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 73.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,277
- Avg net price / yr
- $30,072
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 20th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 73.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
45/100
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$30,072
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,277
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
35.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,277
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$30,072 20th percentile higher than 20% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,072 | #4083 of 5103 | 20th |
| Average net price | $20,277 | #3141 of 5020 | 37th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.0% | #1174 of 4858 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 75 | #4614 of 5462 | 16th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
75
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
73.0%
150%-time completion
$30,072
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville ranks in Tennessee
State rank among 120 reporting Tennessee colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,072 | #103 of 120 | 14th |
| Average net price | $20,277 | #91 of 124 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.0% | #28 of 117 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 75 | #112 of 130 | 14th |
Highest former-student earnings in Tennessee
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University | $91,565 | $15,846 |
| 2 | Baptist Health Sciences University | $72,529 | $11,212 |
| 3 | Rhodes College | $66,651 | $28,585 |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | $66,318 | - |
| 5 | Jersey College - Cleveland | $66,087 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Knoxville | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | The University of the South | $64,911 | $27,872 |
| 8 | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | $62,978 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | $61,480 | $27,267 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $60,249 | $18,976 |
| 11 | King University | $59,831 | $22,347 |
| 12 | Cumberland University | $57,687 | $18,759 |
| 103 | Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvilleThis school | $30,072 | $20,277 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $20,277 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $20,208 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $20,101 |
67.2%
Pell Grant Rate
56.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2015 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $18,709 to $22,620 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -2.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$18,709
Highest year
$22,620
Most recent (2023)
$22,028
9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2015 · $22,6202023 · $22,028
Over the same years, enrollment went +59.6% (47 → 75 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2015–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
94.6%
Female
57.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$27,583
Median Earnings (6yr)
32.8%
Earning Over $25K
35.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 73.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,583 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $30,072 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 32.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 35.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 34 | $34,812 | $9,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 0 | $34,702 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 39 | $31,975 | $9,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville? ▼
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville is a private for-profit institution in Knoxville, Tennessee. Undergraduate enrollment is 75 students.
How much do Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $30,072 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,583.
How much does Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville cost? ▼
The average net price at Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville is $20,277.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville? ▼
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville has a 73.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $30,072 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 35.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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