Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida · Public

Of 132 assessed programs, 131 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 136 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,938
$30k to $48k	$6,963
$48k to $75k	$10,496
$75k to $110k	$14,991
$110k and up	$19,239
All families (average)	$11,297

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.

132 of 268 programs could be assessed 49% 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	$54,728	+$20,378	clears the bar	$17,392	0.9 yrs	818
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$87,089	+$52,739	clears the bar	$16,740	0.3 yrs	589
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,417	+$23,067	clears the bar	$18,520	0.8 yrs	556
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,981	+$50,631	clears the bar	$17,040	0.3 yrs	494
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,059	+$33,709	clears the bar	$17,537	0.5 yrs	431
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,024	+$26,674	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	372
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,727	+$59,377	clears the bar	$19,182	0.3 yrs	367
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,256	+$16,906	clears the bar	$20,528	1.2 yrs	347
English	Bachelor's Degree	$52,602	+$18,252	clears the bar	$18,592	1.0 yrs	320
Business	Master's Degree	$107,889	+$73,539	clears the bar	$30,750	0.4 yrs	306
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$63,984	+$29,634	clears the bar	$16,750	0.6 yrs	298
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,460	+$24,110	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	278
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$62,663	+$28,313	clears the bar	$19,160	0.7 yrs	274
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,527	+$39,177	clears the bar	$16,750	0.4 yrs	268
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,320	+$42,970	clears the bar	$15,884	0.4 yrs	263
Law	First Professional Degree	$98,060	+$63,710	clears the bar	$66,707	1.0 yrs	216
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,876	+$26,526	clears the bar	$17,750	0.7 yrs	215
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$62,673	+$28,323	clears the bar	$17,404	0.6 yrs	205
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$100,339	+$65,989	clears the bar	$45,588	0.7 yrs	186
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$91,056	+$56,706	clears the bar	$18,212	0.3 yrs	182
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$56,672	+$22,322	clears the bar	$19,184	0.9 yrs	169
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,342	+$26,992	clears the bar	$18,613	0.7 yrs	166
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,909	+$26,559	clears the bar	$16,169	0.6 yrs	141
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,067	+$6,717	clears the bar	$18,750	2.8 yrs	137
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,612	+$16,262	clears the bar	$18,783	1.2 yrs	129
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$103,648	+$69,298	clears the bar	$17,318	0.2 yrs	127
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$54,288	+$19,938	clears the bar	$17,318	0.9 yrs	121
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$126,240	+$91,890	clears the bar	$35,474	0.4 yrs	121
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$113,355	+$79,005	clears the bar	$175,432	2.2 yrs	119
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$72,705	+$38,355	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	113
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$92,064	+$57,714	clears the bar	$21,875	0.4 yrs	112
Information Science	Master's Degree	$55,518	+$21,168	clears the bar	$33,500	1.6 yrs	110
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$80,900	+$46,550	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	108
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$44,454	+$10,104	clears the bar	$23,000	2.3 yrs	107
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$27,277 1-year earnings	-$7,073	falls short	$22,498	insufficient data	106
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,723	+$16,373	clears the bar	$14,500	0.9 yrs	104
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,340	+$49,990	clears the bar	$18,835	0.4 yrs	103
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$60,832	+$26,482	clears the bar	$30,750	1.2 yrs	102
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,824	+$24,474	clears the bar	$16,450	0.7 yrs	99
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$57,287	+$22,937	clears the bar	$22,195	1.0 yrs	97
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$64,807	+$30,457	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	95
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,622	+$55,272	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	94
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$65,941	+$31,591	clears the bar	$14,442	0.5 yrs	92
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,834	+$22,484	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	87
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,180	+$32,830	clears the bar	$14,767	0.4 yrs	83
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,863	+$17,513	clears the bar	$18,110	1.0 yrs	77
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$57,647	+$23,297	clears the bar	$21,045	0.9 yrs	70
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,921	+$45,571	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	69
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,811	+$44,461	clears the bar	$19,250	0.4 yrs	69
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,587	+$17,237	clears the bar	$18,750	1.1 yrs	65
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$77,547	+$43,197	clears the bar	$31,020	0.7 yrs	63
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$59,811	+$25,461	clears the bar	$39,990	1.6 yrs	61
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$66,411	+$32,061	clears the bar	$25,060	0.8 yrs	59
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,605	+$43,255	clears the bar	$22,350	0.5 yrs	57
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,115	+$9,765	clears the bar	$19,500	2.0 yrs	55
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,815	+$56,465	clears the bar	$23,311	0.4 yrs	52
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$108,004 1-year earnings	+$73,654	clears the bar	$137,786	1.9 yrs	49
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,887	+$60,537	clears the bar	$18,522	0.3 yrs	49
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,875	+$35,525	clears the bar	$17,625	0.5 yrs	47
Political Science	Master's Degree	$76,608	+$42,258	clears the bar	$24,550	0.6 yrs	46
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$73,888	+$39,538	clears the bar	$22,625	0.6 yrs	46
Music	Master's Degree	$50,069	+$15,719	clears the bar	$27,029	1.7 yrs	46
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,114	+$24,764	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Accounting	Master's Degree	$112,611	+$78,261	clears the bar	$21,931	0.3 yrs	45
Public Health	Master's Degree	$71,264	+$36,914	clears the bar	$40,100	1.1 yrs	40
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$58,256	+$23,906	clears the bar	$50,873	2.1 yrs	38
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,157	+$16,807	clears the bar	$20,557	1.2 yrs	38
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$93,841	+$59,491	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	38
Finance	Master's Degree	$101,223	+$66,873	clears the bar	$27,096	0.4 yrs	38
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,131	+$33,781	clears the bar	$24,868	0.7 yrs	37
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$102,524	+$68,174	clears the bar	$68,893	1.0 yrs	35
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,740	+$59,390	clears the bar	$15,750	0.3 yrs	35
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,020	+$31,670	clears the bar	$29,090	0.9 yrs	34
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$114,802	+$80,452	clears the bar	$23,250	0.3 yrs	34
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$78,502	+$44,152	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Psychology	Master's Degree	$69,669	+$35,319	clears the bar	$32,458	0.9 yrs	34
Economics	Master's Degree	$101,636	+$67,286	clears the bar	$20,250	0.3 yrs	34
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,504	+$62,154	clears the bar	$19,375	0.3 yrs	33
Chemistry	Master's Degree	$94,513	+$60,163	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
International Relations	Master's Degree	$71,829	+$37,479	clears the bar	$36,000	1.0 yrs	33
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,791	+$8,441	clears the bar	$19,250	2.3 yrs	32
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$60,380	+$26,030	clears the bar	$21,625	0.8 yrs	32
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$47,153	+$12,803	clears the bar	$22,000	1.7 yrs	30
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$94,387	+$60,037	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$46,180	+$11,830	clears the bar	$20,538	1.7 yrs	28
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$66,724	+$32,374	clears the bar	$21,406	0.7 yrs	27
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$77,041	+$42,691	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	26
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$44,914	+$10,564	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$78,175	+$43,825	clears the bar	$27,783	0.6 yrs	24
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,573	+$23,223	clears the bar	$18,125	0.8 yrs	24
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$50,364	+$16,014	clears the bar	$51,779	3.2 yrs	24
Nursing	Master's Degree	$162,329	+$127,979	clears the bar	$156,398	1.2 yrs	24
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,943	+$32,593	clears the bar	$24,750	0.8 yrs	23
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	$44,277	+$9,927	clears the bar	$61,500	6.2 yrs	23
Music	Doctoral Degree	$60,076	+$25,726	clears the bar	$52,754	2.1 yrs	22
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,967	+$79,617	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$55,692 1-year earnings	+$21,342	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$52,537	+$18,187	clears the bar	$26,707	1.5 yrs	20
Theatre	Master's Degree	$58,724	+$24,374	clears the bar	$50,319	2.1 yrs	20
Insurance	Master's Degree	$126,052	+$91,702	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$67,110	+$32,760	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
English	Doctoral Degree	$60,363	+$26,013	clears the bar	$50,647	1.9 yrs	17
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$44,502	+$10,152	clears the bar	$16,694	1.6 yrs	16
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$40,892	+$6,542	clears the bar	$21,250	3.2 yrs	16
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$107,903	+$73,553	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$74,716	+$40,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$70,860	+$36,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$50,542	+$16,192	clears the bar	$20,250	1.3 yrs	14
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,260	+$13,910	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,157	+$31,807	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$69,641	+$35,291	clears the bar	$25,125	0.7 yrs	12
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$40,092 1-year earnings	+$5,742	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$99,239	+$64,889	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	$66,949 1-year earnings	+$32,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$74,682	+$40,332	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$68,613	+$34,263	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$88,020	+$53,670	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,342	+$29,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$143,942	+$109,592	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,691	+$24,341	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Library Science and Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,780	+$23,430	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$87,034	+$52,684	clears the bar	$18,600	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,798	+$33,448	clears the bar	$14,935	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$76,728	+$42,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,145	+$27,795	clears the bar	$18,810	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$72,105	+$37,755	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,522	+$33,172	clears the bar	$17,534	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,003	+$25,653	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,835	+$23,485	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,573	+$27,223	clears the bar	$16,316	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$117,560	+$83,210	clears the bar	$68,875	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$121,273 1-year earnings	+$86,923	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	206
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	185
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$30,750	insufficient data	23
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19

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.