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title: Florida Atlantic University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Boca Raton, FL
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $56,746 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,067 – $81,414 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 63% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,522 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,746 | derived |

**63% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,500 (≈ 22% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,750 to $95,345 across 66 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $95,345 | $54,476 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,871 | $40,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $74,217 | not reported |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $70,866 | $30,869 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $66,806 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $65,830 | $41,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $64,414 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,854 | $36,200 |
| Ocean Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,746 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,372 | $17,050 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,298 | $18,425 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,965 | $20,875 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,039 | $23,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $57,670 | $41,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,133 | $23,300 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $56,133 | $171,228 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $53,988 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,717 | $16,988 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,716 | $25,049 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $51,600 | $33,180 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,469 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,737 | $16,452 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $47,548 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $46,651 | $36,499 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,408 | $16,250 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $44,481 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,273 | $21,114 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,491 | $22,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,319 | $16,791 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $42,330 | $25,469 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,299 | $22,128 |
| Environmental Design. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,280 | $14,347 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,875 | $15,458 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,420 | $19,223 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,980 | $30,749 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,668 | $16,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,428 | $17,238 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $38,738 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,640 | $17,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,827 | $15,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,236 | $18,000 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,862 | $16,869 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $34,373 | $25,503 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $34,218 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,959 | $19,111 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,519 | $20,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,474 | $15,450 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,352 | $15,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,638 | $17,744 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,103 | $18,375 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,438 | $18,375 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,266 | $16,875 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,091 | $17,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,567 | $18,117 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,349 | $18,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,739 | $19,201 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,034 | $16,048 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,861 | $13,867 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,487 | $16,514 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,469 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,231 | $16,028 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,455 | $18,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,435 | $16,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,190 | $17,695 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,482 | $22,250 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,750 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Florida Atlantic University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?133669

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