Which FIU major has the lowest debt?

Radio, TV, and Digital Media graduates leave with a median of $11,180 in federal loans, the lowest among 46 FIU bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does FIU cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,565 a year, and $18,964 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,288 a year.

How many FIU programs report graduate pay?

49 bachelor's programs at FIU report first-year pay, and 46 of them also report federal debt.

FIU Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Florida International University
Public university
Miami, FL
39,508 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

49 FIU bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,671), and Area Studies the least ($19,457). The median program pays $36,598.

In-state tuition and fees$6,565Per year. Out-of-state $18,964

Average net price after aid$9,288Per year

Graduation rate74%Within 6 years

Admission rate55%Of applicants

All 49 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	NursingAbout 216 graduates a year	$78,671	$93,759	$18,895	13th of 44
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 119 graduates a year	$75,210	$103,462	$18,948	7th of 12
3	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$73,602	$92,297	$22,000	3rd of 5
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 212 graduates a year	$71,447	$95,194	$19,600	7th of 10
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 177 graduates a year	$71,335	$94,520	$19,750	3rd of 12
6	Civil EngineeringAbout 144 graduates a year	$66,215	$88,016	$21,250	5th of 9
7	Environmental EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$64,541	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 701 graduates a year	$62,562	$89,221	$19,999	4th of 20
9	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 79 graduates a year	$62,254	$93,714	$22,801	3rd of 4
10	AccountingAbout 174 graduates a year	$54,963	$80,112	$18,625	6th of 17
11	FinanceAbout 573 graduates a year	$51,633	$76,804	$18,835	8th of 14
12	MathematicsAbout 42 graduates a year	$49,507	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 8
13	Management Information SystemsAbout 51 graduates a year	$49,506	$77,468	$20,227	5th of 8
14	Human ResourcesAbout 135 graduates a year	$47,062	$67,099	$23,125	2nd of 2
15	Public AdministrationAbout 81 graduates a year	$46,281	$58,006	$27,022	3rd of 7
16	International BusinessAbout 476 graduates a year	$45,661	$64,473	$17,750	4th of 6
17	Teacher EducationAbout 306 graduates a year	$44,522	$53,006	$16,490	25th of 32
18	Business AdministrationAbout 297 graduates a year	$43,772	$66,798	$20,000	27th of 51
19	EconomicsAbout 141 graduates a year	$42,314	$75,402	$21,500	8th of 11
20	Social WorkAbout 93 graduates a year	$41,626	$41,039	$18,800	1st of 9
21	MarketingAbout 452 graduates a year	$40,839	$62,558	$18,233	11th of 16
22	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 180 graduates a year	$39,016	$55,541	$23,767	8th of 10
23	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$37,745	$61,634	$26,610	1st of 2
24	Criminal JusticeAbout 492 graduates a year	$36,839	$55,148	$18,623	8th of 14
25	Special EducationAbout 59 graduates a year	$36,598	$62,506	$20,031	9th of 9
26	CommunicationsAbout 294 graduates a year	$36,424	$57,042	$18,000	6th of 16
27	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 28 graduates a year	$36,007	$46,401	Not reported	3rd of 12
28	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 106 graduates a year	$35,827	Not reported	$11,180	2nd of 8
29	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 480 graduates a year	$35,476	Not reported	$24,025	4th of 9
30	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 222 graduates a year	$34,435	Not reported	$12,000	7th of 11
31	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 229 graduates a year	$34,418	$49,791	$25,571	7th of 11
32	International RelationsAbout 253 graduates a year	$33,417	$51,904	$18,637	2nd of 7
33	Hospitality ManagementAbout 499 graduates a year	$33,364	$49,350	$19,300	7th of 9
34	HistoryAbout 73 graduates a year	$31,835	$49,239	$17,250	4th of 11
35	PhilosophyAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,583	$51,471	$13,134	2nd of 5
36	SociologyAbout 49 graduates a year	$31,147	$48,741	$24,000	9th of 10
37	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 71 graduates a year	$30,578	$48,429	$18,802	11th of 11
38	PsychologyAbout 1,548 graduates a year	$30,218	$48,400	$18,750	12th of 24
39	Recreation ManagementAbout 127 graduates a year	$29,862	$43,412	$19,000	2nd of 2
40	DieteticsAbout 76 graduates a year	$29,422	$58,934	$12,499	3rd of 4
41	Sustainability StudiesAbout 63 graduates a year	$28,997	Not reported	$17,379	2nd of 2
42	ChemistryAbout 86 graduates a year	$28,660	$70,638	$15,750	6th of 7
43	EnglishAbout 206 graduates a year	$27,037	$46,248	$18,871	6th of 13
44	Political ScienceAbout 312 graduates a year	$26,983	$53,189	$15,250	14th of 15
45	MusicAbout 32 graduates a year	$25,484	$40,864	$14,882	1st of 10
46	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 99 graduates a year	$22,334	$30,315	$17,250	10th of 12
47	BiologyAbout 920 graduates a year	$21,529	$58,495	$15,000	23rd of 24
48	TheatreAbout 31 graduates a year	$20,113	$30,242	$17,500	8th of 14
49	Area StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$19,457	Not reported	$21,544	1st of 1

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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$78,671
Computer Engineering$75,210
Construction Engineering Technology$73,602
Electrical Engineering$71,447
Mechanical Engineering$71,335

Lowest median debt

Radio, TV, and Digital Media$11,180
Public Relations and Advertising$12,000
Dietetics$12,499
Philosophy$13,134
Music$14,882

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 1,548 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 920 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 701 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 573 graduates a year
Hospitality ManagementAbout 499 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,671 in their first year, the most of 49 FIU bachelor'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