Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida · Private, nonprofit

Of 27 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 87 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$29,498
$30k to $48k	$29,185
$48k to $75k	$31,185
$75k to $110k	$34,795
$110k and up	$34,482
All families (average)	$31,942

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.

27 of 114 programs could be assessed 24% 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
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	$44,106	+$9,756	clears the bar	$21,871	2.2 yrs	230
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$55,827	+$21,477	clears the bar	$22,375	1.0 yrs	148
Theology and Ministry	Associate's Degree	$45,142	+$10,792	clears the bar	$12,000	1.1 yrs	116
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$41,691 1-year earnings	+$7,341	clears the bar	$32,666	4.4 yrs	94
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,011	+$13,661	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	86
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$76,932	+$42,582	clears the bar	$30,201	0.7 yrs	81
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$46,267	+$11,917	clears the bar	$11,000	0.9 yrs	66
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,053	+$26,703	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	57
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$46,427	+$12,077	clears the bar	$23,250	1.9 yrs	48
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$61,909	+$27,559	clears the bar	$26,263	1.0 yrs	46
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,899	+$18,549	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	37
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$65,849	+$31,499	clears the bar	$33,486	1.1 yrs	29
Special Education	Master's Degree	$49,395	+$15,045	clears the bar	$25,309	1.7 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,334	+$14,984	clears the bar	$26,500	1.8 yrs	29
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,318	+$20,968	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	27
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,194	+$17,844	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	22
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$48,343	+$13,993	clears the bar	$22,374	1.6 yrs	21
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,006	+$13,656	clears the bar	$19,812	1.5 yrs	19
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	$29,713 1-year earnings	-$4,637	falls short	$19,250	insufficient data	18
Human Services	Master's Degree	$51,706	+$17,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$37,746 1-year earnings	+$3,396	clears the bar	$41,000	12.1 yrs	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,697	+$18,347	clears the bar	$24,588	1.3 yrs	13
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$83,204	+$48,854	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	$30,430	-$3,920	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$54,928	+$20,578	clears the bar	$28,411	1.4 yrs	11
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Associate's Degree	$41,803	+$7,453	clears the bar	$12,000	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,310	+$14,960	clears the bar	$19,952	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Bachelor'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.