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Daytona State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • Public college
  • Daytona Beach, FL
  • 10,176 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Daytona State College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Criminal Justice pays the most in the first year ($52,755), and Medical Laboratory Science the least ($14,958). The median program pays $34,475. Daytona State College also has 5 bachelor's programs and 5 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,106Per year. Out-of-state $11,994
Average net price after aid$7,177Per year
Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

All 5 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Florida programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Florida programs in the field do too.

3 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 12 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Florida programs in the field do too.

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

  1. Criminal Justice$52,755
  2. Practical Nursing$45,712
  3. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$44,200
  4. Fire Science$42,696
  5. Entrepreneurship$40,824

Lowest median debt

  1. Cosmetology$5,807
  2. Fire Science$6,945
  3. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$7,000
  4. Criminal Justice$8,169
  5. Entrepreneurship$10,740

Largest programs

  1. Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 148 graduates a year
  2. CosmetologyAbout 121 graduates a year
  3. Criminal JusticeAbout 70 graduates a year
  4. Fire ScienceAbout 66 graduates a year
  5. Welding and MachiningAbout 49 graduates a year

Common questions

Criminal Justice graduates earn a median of $52,755 in their first year, the most of 12 Daytona State College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels