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title: Florida State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Tallahassee, 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 State University

Tallahassee, 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 | $61,675 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,653 – $90,690 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,100 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,009 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 86% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,720 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,675 | derived |

**86% 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 $16,100 (≈ 26% 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 $16,720 to $135,452 across 106 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $135,452 | $156,398 |
| Insurance. | Master's Degree | $96,878 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $86,926 | $68,875 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $84,179 | $35,474 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $79,418 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $78,794 | $68,893 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,881 | $15,750 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,610 | $23,311 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $66,161 | not reported |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,561 | $19,375 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $64,971 | $30,750 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $64,567 | $27,096 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $63,216 | $21,931 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $62,523 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,442 | $23,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,158 | $23,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,944 | $17,318 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,924 | $18,522 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,588 | $19,250 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,990 | $18,835 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $56,902 | $20,250 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,644 | $39,990 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $55,551 | $175,432 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,221 | $19,182 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Doctoral Degree | $53,562 | not reported |
| Insurance. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,352 | $21,875 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $53,072 | $66,707 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $52,945 | $32,458 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,508 | $18,212 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,300 | $16,740 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $51,045 | $26,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Master's Degree | $50,644 | $24,550 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,522 | $25,060 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $49,060 | $20,500 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $49,041 | $27,783 |
| Real Estate. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,748 | $19,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,163 | $17,040 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $45,967 | $36,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $45,057 | $41,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,597 | $50,873 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,538 | $22,625 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,311 | $15,884 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $44,295 | $29,090 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $44,294 | $19,184 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $44,120 | $33,500 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,878 | $22,350 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's Degree | $43,826 | $25,125 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Master's Degree | $43,313 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Doctoral Degree | $43,259 | $50,647 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,159 | $22,195 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $42,784 | $31,020 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $42,146 | $52,754 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,965 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Master's Degree | $41,792 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $41,366 | $40,100 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,699 | $16,750 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,397 | $17,750 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,320 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $39,243 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,158 | $18,110 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,664 | $24,868 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,246 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $38,004 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $37,739 | $51,779 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,544 | $14,442 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,876 | $17,404 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,649 | $20,765 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $36,542 | $30,750 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,112 | $20,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,623 | $20,538 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $35,214 | $61,500 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $35,108 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,270 | $17,750 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,261 | $21,406 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,872 | $17,537 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $31,726 | $50,319 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,412 | $18,520 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,392 | $24,750 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,886 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,421 | $16,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $29,726 | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,443 | $21,625 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,178 | $17,625 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,068 | $17,318 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,018 | $26,707 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,381 | $18,750 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,152 | $20,557 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,906 | $18,592 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,899 | $16,169 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,684 | $14,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,540 | $18,783 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,120 | $17,500 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,038 | $20,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,859 | $17,392 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,580 | $23,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,508 | $18,750 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,868 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,541 | $19,160 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,506 | $19,250 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,928 | $16,694 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,171 | $20,528 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,337 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,423 | $18,613 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,070 | $19,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,659 | $14,767 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $16,720 | $27,029 |

## 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 State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?134097

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