Which Eastern Florida State College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Eastern Florida State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Eastern Florida State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $2,496 a year, and $9,739 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,440 a year.

How many Eastern Florida State College programs report graduate pay?

3 bachelor's programs, 6 associate's programs, and 2 certificate programs at Eastern Florida State College report first-year pay, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Eastern Florida State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Melbourne, FL
10,490 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Eastern Florida State College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($62,725), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($26,771). The median program pays $41,732. Eastern Florida State College also has 3 bachelor's programs and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$2,496Per year. Out-of-state $9,739

Average net price after aid$6,440Per year

Graduation rate52%Within 6 years

All 3 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	Information ScienceAbout 110 graduates a year	$57,313	Not reported	$27,007	2nd of 2
2	Business AdministrationAbout 362 graduates a year	$42,854	$50,389	$22,000	33rd of 51
3	Public HealthAbout 44 graduates a year	$34,462	Not reported	$22,000	5th of 8

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.

All 6 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	NursingAbout 159 graduates a year	$62,725	$70,976	$24,214	30th of 47
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 13 graduates a year	$57,021	$42,758	Not reported	7th of 12
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year	$48,657	$49,169	$21,000	23rd of 32
4	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 8 graduates a year	$34,806	$37,600	Not reported	4th of 4
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$29,665	Not reported	$14,000	12th of 18
6	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,647 graduates a year	$26,771	$39,019	$9,500	17th of 32

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

Both certificate programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
Criminal JusticeAbout 107 graduates a year	$51,461	$54,592	$8,635	10th of 20
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 123 graduates a year	$45,857	$47,419	$11,250	9th of 23

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$62,725
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$57,021
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$48,657
Veterinary Technology$34,806
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$29,665

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$14,000
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$21,000
Nursing$24,214

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,647 graduates a year
NursingAbout 159 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 13 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $62,725 in their first year, the most of 6 Eastern Florida State College associate's 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

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