Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
11of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
13 of 35 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22: 20 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 12 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$11,386 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$11,386 a year
About $45,544 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,723 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,449 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,582 |
| $75k to $110k | $13,788 |
| $110k and up | $17,435 |
| All families (average) | $11,386 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical South Carolina high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
19 of 47 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $72,580 | +$37,771 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.7 yrs | 82 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $51,005 | +$16,196 | clears the bar | $30,231 | 1.9 yrs | 68 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,288 | +$2,479 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 11.7 yrs | 53 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,447 | +$16,638 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 50 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $51,522 | +$16,713 | clears the bar | $28,250 | 1.7 yrs | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $40,933 | +$6,124 | clears the bar | $28,780 | 4.7 yrs | 32 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $56,581 | +$21,772 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $48,9491-year earnings | +$14,140 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $41,125 | +$6,316 | clears the bar | $26,948 | 4.3 yrs | 24 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $59,391 | +$24,582 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $44,803 | +$9,994 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.7 yrs | 20 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,995 | +$2,186 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 14.2 yrs | 18 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $90,104 | +$55,295 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $119,820 | +$85,011 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,098 | +$5,289 | clears the bar | $30,632 | 5.8 yrs | 13 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $21,8381-year earnings | -$12,971 | falls short (1-yr) | $39,981 | no earnings gain | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,602 | -$5,207 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $58,797 | +$23,988 | clears the bar | $20,557 | 0.9 yrs | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $132,620 | +$97,811 | above HS line | $108,339 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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