Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, Florida · Private, nonprofit

All 16 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr). Another 49 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$25,570
$30k to $48k	$25,312
$48k to $75k	$25,619
$75k to $110k	$26,244
$110k and up	$32,786
All families (average)	$28,354

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.

16 of 65 programs could be assessed 25% 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
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$54,393	+$20,043	clears the bar	$51,043	2.5 yrs	65
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$72,925	+$38,575	clears the bar	$33,225	0.9 yrs	59
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,530	+$17,180	clears the bar	$22,844	1.3 yrs	49
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$76,008	+$41,658	clears the bar	$24,979	0.6 yrs	47
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,081	+$24,731	clears the bar	$19,303	0.8 yrs	37
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,258	+$21,908	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	25
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$53,668	+$19,318	clears the bar	$22,750	1.2 yrs	25
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	$53,398	+$19,048	clears the bar	$25,279	1.3 yrs	23
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$39,151 1-year earnings	+$4,801	clears the bar	$23,616	4.9 yrs	19
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$60,379	+$26,029	clears the bar	$28,089	1.1 yrs	16
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,689	+$32,339	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,847	+$13,497	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,589	+$8,239	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,954	+$25,604	clears the bar	$43,318	1.7 yrs	7
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$132,063	+$97,713	clears the bar	$228,375	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$116,095	+$81,745	clears the bar	$64,401	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,000	insufficient data	26
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	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.