Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida · Public

Of 42 assessed programs, 38 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 71 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,822
$30k to $48k	$5,314
$48k to $75k	$7,613
$75k to $110k	$9,530
$110k and up	$9,180
All families (average)	$5,463

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.

42 of 113 programs could be assessed 37% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,753	+$11,403	clears the bar	$8,500	0.7 yrs	8,584
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,194	+$12,844	clears the bar	$8,500	0.7 yrs	2,544
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$88,130	+$53,780	clears the bar	$9,500	0.2 yrs	538
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,225	+$22,875	clears the bar	$12,140	0.5 yrs	536
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,975	+$32,625	clears the bar	$10,500	0.3 yrs	288
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$106,415	+$72,065	clears the bar	$9,687	0.1 yrs	206
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$83,388	+$49,038	clears the bar	$10,459	0.2 yrs	174
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$60,067	+$25,717	clears the bar	$13,000	0.5 yrs	161
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,344	+$15,994	clears the bar	$10,500	0.7 yrs	137
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,899	+$26,549	clears the bar	$5,942	0.2 yrs	124
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,662	+$13,312	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	108
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,360	+$28,010	clears the bar	$10,500	0.4 yrs	97
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$50,008	+$15,658	clears the bar	$17,500	1.1 yrs	83
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,246	+$13,896	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$35,402	+$1,052	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	$32,202	-$2,148	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,652	+$19,302	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	$41,327	+$6,977	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	$78,726	+$44,376	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,656	+$10,306	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,276	+$20,926	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Design	Associate's Degree	$30,466 1-year earnings	-$3,884	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$56,521	+$22,171	clears the bar	$10,935	0.5 yrs	56
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$59,174	+$24,824	clears the bar	$10,778	0.4 yrs	55
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$103,137	+$68,787	clears the bar	$12,375	0.2 yrs	55
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$84,483	+$50,133	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,708	+$2,358	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$44,371	+$10,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$24,972	-$9,378	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,454	+$16,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$79,084	+$44,734	clears the bar	$14,625	0.3 yrs	43
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,239	+$14,889	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,484	+$2,134	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$56,698	+$22,348	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,474	+$3,124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$38,693	+$4,343	clears the bar	$12,000	2.8 yrs	36
Music	Associate's Degree	$37,546	+$3,196	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$27,077	-$7,273	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,023	+$13,673	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,500	+$9,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$48,841	+$14,491	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$57,932 1-year earnings	+$23,582	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	286
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Data Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Education, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.