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title: Full Sail University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Winter Park, FL
control: For-profit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL · For-profit · 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 | $38,219 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $18,089 – $62,244 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,038 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,381 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 44% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $47,530 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 67% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.37× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $10,219 | derived |

**44% 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 $14,038 (≈ 37% 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 $18,114 to $55,124 across 44 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,124 | $19,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,833 | $22,757 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $53,616 | $35,077 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,068 | $39,008 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $50,597 | $35,671 |
| Computer Programming. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,514 | $32,908 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,227 | $19,500 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,253 | $22,000 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $37,706 | $35,721 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,993 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's Degree | $35,873 | $40,077 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $34,321 | $38,253 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,217 | $42,873 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,029 | $30,500 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,956 | not reported |
| Human Computer Interaction. | Master's Degree | $30,004 | $54,378 |
| Journalism. | Master's Degree | $29,541 | $35,477 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,410 | $34,078 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,565 | $20,500 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Associate's Degree | $28,370 | $25,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,143 | $36,827 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $28,096 | $25,348 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Master's Degree | $27,817 | $35,399 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $27,108 | $35,077 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $26,500 | $38,077 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,790 | $35,282 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $25,181 | $14,028 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,032 | $32,233 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,984 | $28,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Associate's Degree | $24,410 | $23,188 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | Associate's Degree | $24,229 | $24,935 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,850 | $38,992 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $23,300 | $54,395 |
| Music. | Associate's Degree | $22,659 | $22,500 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,247 | not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $21,969 | $12,865 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $20,343 | $19,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,859 | $34,544 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Associate's Degree | $19,630 | $24,392 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,389 | $27,000 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,001 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,806 | $25,923 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,264 | $26,533 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Associate's Degree | $18,114 | $20,000 |

## 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 Full Sail University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?134237

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