Florida International University

Miami, Florida · Public

Of 97 assessed programs, 93 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 146 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,003
$30k to $48k	$7,873
$48k to $75k	$10,925
$75k to $110k	$14,568
$110k and up	$18,200
All families (average)	$9,288

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

97 of 243 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Florida high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,470	+$15,120	clears the bar	$16,500	1.1 yrs	1,715
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,718	+$12,368	clears the bar	$15,000	1.2 yrs	896
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$99,549	+$65,199	clears the bar	$59,154	0.9 yrs	726
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,397	+$56,047	clears the bar	$18,896	0.3 yrs	665
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,355	+$37,005	clears the bar	$16,500	0.4 yrs	665
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,667	+$22,317	clears the bar	$16,398	0.7 yrs	622
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,830	+$21,480	clears the bar	$16,829	0.8 yrs	600
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$65,054	+$30,704	clears the bar	$16,231	0.5 yrs	501
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$35,476 1-year earnings	+$1,126	clears the bar	$20,147	17.9 yrs	499
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,423	+$30,073	clears the bar	$15,650	0.5 yrs	489
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$57,376	+$23,026	clears the bar	$17,234	0.7 yrs	413
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,256	+$26,906	clears the bar	$16,952	0.6 yrs	381
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,996	+$23,646	clears the bar	$14,823	0.6 yrs	348
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,854	+$19,504	clears the bar	$16,100	0.8 yrs	331
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$64,399	+$30,049	clears the bar	$17,662	0.6 yrs	305
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$65,343	+$30,993	clears the bar	$11,572	0.4 yrs	287
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,960	+$15,610	clears the bar	$22,740	1.5 yrs	265
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,923	+$47,573	clears the bar	$17,653	0.4 yrs	247
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$98,635	+$64,285	clears the bar	$13,750	0.2 yrs	234
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,697	+$64,347	clears the bar	$14,637	0.2 yrs	221
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,867	+$22,517	clears the bar	$19,319	0.9 yrs	216
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$71,050	+$36,700	clears the bar	$30,750	0.8 yrs	194
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,659	+$13,309	clears the bar	$17,556	1.3 yrs	188
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,494	+$59,144	clears the bar	$17,395	0.3 yrs	180
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,814	+$14,464	clears the bar	$17,750	1.2 yrs	166
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,523	+$50,173	clears the bar	$20,044	0.4 yrs	157
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,696	+$33,346	clears the bar	$20,125	0.6 yrs	150
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,022	+$35,672	clears the bar	$19,250	0.5 yrs	144
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$86,476	+$52,126	clears the bar	$39,568	0.8 yrs	137
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$71,218	+$36,868	clears the bar	$34,653	0.9 yrs	132
Marketing	Master's Degree	$76,368	+$42,018	clears the bar	$34,500	0.8 yrs	126
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,224	+$66,874	clears the bar	$18,124	0.3 yrs	121
Nursing	Master's Degree	$125,543	+$91,193	clears the bar	$42,812	0.5 yrs	120
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$95,353	+$61,003	clears the bar	$207,971	3.4 yrs	117
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$83,465	+$49,115	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	107
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,424	+$28,074	clears the bar	$23,000	0.8 yrs	102
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,538	+$13,188	clears the bar	$19,121	1.4 yrs	100
Psychology	Master's Degree	$59,992	+$25,642	clears the bar	$47,034	1.8 yrs	97
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,653	+$6,303	clears the bar	$15,500	2.5 yrs	96
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,414	+$45,064	clears the bar	$38,413	0.9 yrs	95
Finance	Master's Degree	$109,647	+$75,297	clears the bar	$30,705	0.4 yrs	95
Accounting	Master's Degree	$107,540	+$73,190	clears the bar	$41,477	0.6 yrs	92
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,574	+$8,224	clears the bar	$17,250	2.1 yrs	91
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,621	+$29,271	clears the bar	$30,828	1.1 yrs	87
Computer Systems Analysis	Master's Degree	$106,494	+$72,144	clears the bar	$35,500	0.5 yrs	86
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,457	+$39,107	clears the bar	$38,322	1.0 yrs	84
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$57,788	+$23,438	clears the bar	$13,240	0.6 yrs	83
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,656	+$54,306	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	82
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$66,189	+$31,839	clears the bar	$30,602	1.0 yrs	81
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,923	+$21,573	clears the bar	$16,049	0.7 yrs	78
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$62,347	+$27,997	clears the bar	$41,250	1.5 yrs	76
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,470	+$18,120	clears the bar	$13,500	0.7 yrs	76
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$67,431	+$33,081	clears the bar	$51,820	1.6 yrs	75
International Business	Master's Degree	$85,495	+$51,145	clears the bar	$41,928	0.8 yrs	69
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$28,997 1-year earnings	-$5,353	falls short	$16,432	insufficient data	68
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$35,827 1-year earnings	+$1,477	clears the bar	$14,265	9.7 yrs	62
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$99,471	+$65,121	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	62
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$76,658	+$42,308	clears the bar	$38,633	0.9 yrs	62
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,851	+$32,501	clears the bar	$30,649	0.9 yrs	59
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,676	+$22,326	clears the bar	$17,125	0.8 yrs	59
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$113,980	+$79,630	clears the bar	$30,750	0.4 yrs	54
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$107,595	+$73,245	clears the bar	$117,918	1.6 yrs	54
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$96,373	+$62,023	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	52
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$65,492	+$31,142	clears the bar	$69,500	2.2 yrs	49
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$59,871	+$25,521	clears the bar	$49,462	1.9 yrs	48
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$85,737	+$51,387	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	48
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$23,742	-$10,608	falls short	$19,125	insufficient data	46
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$43,085	+$8,735	clears the bar	$13,393	1.5 yrs	45
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$62,173	+$27,823	clears the bar	$64,469	2.3 yrs	45
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$99,172	+$64,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$63,083	+$28,733	clears the bar	$39,438	1.4 yrs	44
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,041	+$31,691	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$50,677	+$16,327	clears the bar	$12,722	0.8 yrs	39
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$36,598 1-year earnings	+$2,248	clears the bar	$17,500	7.8 yrs	36
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	$101,174	+$66,824	clears the bar	$36,455	0.5 yrs	35
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,748	+$15,398	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$33,896	-$454	falls short	$20,000	insufficient data	33
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,182	+$23,832	clears the bar	$48,019	2.0 yrs	31
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	$79,542	+$45,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$118,205	+$83,855	clears the bar	$26,902	0.3 yrs	24
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,650	+$46,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$57,448	+$23,098	clears the bar	$46,114	2.0 yrs	23
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$81,148 1-year earnings	+$46,798	clears the bar	$35,248	0.8 yrs	21
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$88,263 1-year earnings	+$53,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$98,456	+$64,106	clears the bar	$48,475	0.8 yrs	17
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Master's Degree	$39,858 1-year earnings	+$5,508	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$99,213	+$64,863	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,346	+$21,996	clears the bar	$30,750	1.4 yrs	15
Music	Master's Degree	$29,478 1-year earnings	-$4,872	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	$62,411	+$28,061	clears the bar	$34,618	1.2 yrs	2
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$82,442	+$48,092	clears the bar	$41,066	0.9 yrs	0
Architecture	Master's Degree	$68,932	+$34,582	clears the bar	$30,750	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$109,744	+$75,394	clears the bar	$34,091	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$105,414	+$71,064	clears the bar	$90,411	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,402	+$21,052	clears the bar	$22,250	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$71,640	+$37,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$90,274	+$55,924	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	735
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	172
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	135
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	112
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,625	insufficient data	97
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International/Globalization Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.