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title: Florida Southern College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Lakeland, FL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit · 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 | $55,294 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,450 – $81,883 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 71% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $60,768 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,294 | derived |

**71% 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 $19,500 (≈ 35% 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 $23,917 to $91,572 across 15 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $91,572 | $55,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,917 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,540 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $54,604 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $53,049 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $48,736 | $40,306 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,840 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,940 | $27,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,324 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,221 | $23,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,714 | $25,710 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,572 | $24,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,323 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,262 | $27,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,917 | $22,875 |

## 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 Southern College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?134079

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