Which Florida State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Public Relations and Advertising graduates leave with a median of $13,849 in federal loans, the lowest among 59 Florida State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Florida State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,656 a year, and $18,786 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,297 a year.

How many Florida State programs report graduate pay?

60 bachelor's programs and 3 certificate programs at Florida State report first-year pay, and 62 of them also report federal debt.

Florida State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Florida State University
Public university
Tallahassee, FL
32,212 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

60 Florida State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,941), and Communication Sciences and Disorders the least ($13,371). The median program pays $36,469. Florida State also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,656Per year. Out-of-state $18,786

Average net price after aid$11,297Per year

Graduation rate86%Within 6 years

Admission rate24%Of applicants

All 60 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	Computer EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$78,941	$102,516	$23,346	5th of 12
2	Industrial EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$76,426	Not reported	$20,000	1st of 4
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$72,425	$96,486	$15,750	6th of 10
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$70,797	$98,253	$25,250	2nd of 4
5	NursingAbout 141 graduates a year	$69,997	$79,752	$22,030	40th of 44
6	Civil EngineeringAbout 91 graduates a year	$67,050	$86,289	$23,199	4th of 9
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 128 graduates a year	$66,252	$95,233	$18,173	1st of 8
8	Management ScienceAbout 36 graduates a year	$62,578	$99,280	$18,750	1st of 3
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 110 graduates a year	$62,021	$92,658	$24,085	11th of 12
10	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 376 graduates a year	$61,376	$87,830	$20,250	6th of 20
11	InsuranceAbout 97 graduates a year	$61,071	$95,930	$21,500	1st of 1
12	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$58,249	Not reported	$20,693	1st of 4
13	FinanceAbout 703 graduates a year	$56,516	$88,996	$18,162	3rd of 14
14	AccountingAbout 137 graduates a year	$55,626	$89,416	$18,625	4th of 17
15	Real EstateAbout 133 graduates a year	$55,257	$85,275	$19,500	1st of 2
16	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 79 graduates a year	$50,610	$51,417	$22,500	2nd of 11
17	MathematicsAbout 66 graduates a year	$49,919	$63,456	$27,811	2nd of 8
18	MarketingAbout 649 graduates a year	$49,808	$78,277	$18,250	4th of 16
19	Business AdministrationAbout 293 graduates a year	$49,325	$67,950	$17,021	9th of 51
20	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$49,144	$52,542	$22,250	1st of 8
21	EntrepreneurshipAbout 103 graduates a year	$48,625	Not reported	$17,100	1st of 4
22	StatisticsAbout 57 graduates a year	$47,347	$82,522	$22,500	3rd of 4
23	BusinessAbout 26 graduates a year	$47,342	$61,034	Not reported	2nd of 6
24	EconomicsAbout 244 graduates a year	$47,304	$73,771	$17,625	6th of 11
25	Teacher EducationAbout 87 graduates a year	$45,696	$49,914	$19,349	19th of 32
26	Apparel and TextilesAbout 68 graduates a year	$41,130	$59,543	$20,100	1st of 1
27	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 84 graduates a year	$41,060	$57,845	$13,849	3rd of 11
28	ChemistryAbout 15 graduates a year	$40,629	$63,894	$23,000	2nd of 7
29	Atmospheric Science and MeteorologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$39,967	$63,457	$27,125	2nd of 2
30	Hospitality ManagementAbout 225 graduates a year	$37,330	$53,037	$18,864	2nd of 9
31	GeographyAbout 20 graduates a year	$35,608	$47,482	$26,707	3rd of 3
32	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 62 graduates a year	$35,361	$44,771	$21,349	6th of 11
33	Criminal JusticeAbout 554 graduates a year	$34,922	$55,220	$21,170	13th of 14
34	Political ScienceAbout 421 graduates a year	$34,745	$69,965	$18,700	7th of 15
35	SociologyAbout 89 graduates a year	$33,783	$49,700	$22,164	5th of 10
36	Social SciencesAbout 219 graduates a year	$33,235	$59,852	$23,375	4th of 5
37	Social WorkAbout 76 graduates a year	$32,604	$52,119	$15,193	8th of 9
38	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 238 graduates a year	$32,227	$65,909	$18,500	5th of 8
39	International RelationsAbout 276 graduates a year	$32,098	$60,401	$17,767	3rd of 7
40	East Asian LanguagesAbout 15 graduates a year	$32,027	$47,733	$17,100	1st of 1
41	Film and PhotographyAbout 27 graduates a year	$31,689	$58,465	$20,476	2nd of 7
42	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 59 graduates a year	$31,074	$68,379	$17,750	1st of 2
43	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 142 graduates a year	$30,146	$48,084	$18,979	7th of 12
44	PsychologyAbout 879 graduates a year	$30,140	$54,829	$19,000	13th of 24
45	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 246 graduates a year	$29,690	$53,416	$20,000	2nd of 2
46	EnglishAbout 295 graduates a year	$29,534	$48,487	$20,750	3rd of 13
47	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 151 graduates a year	$29,519	$54,046	$18,750	10th of 15
48	DieteticsAbout 34 graduates a year	$29,158	$58,255	$23,750	4th of 4
49	Romance LanguagesAbout 33 graduates a year	$28,603	$46,053	$19,750	1st of 2
50	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year	$28,127	$52,688	$20,750	6th of 6
51	HistoryAbout 95 graduates a year	$27,944	$49,734	$19,907	5th of 11
52	Health SciencesAbout 133 graduates a year	$27,277	Not reported	$23,242	12th of 14
53	PhilosophyAbout 34 graduates a year	$27,072	$53,843	$25,359	3rd of 5
54	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 122 graduates a year	$26,785	$43,443	$20,222	3rd of 12
55	BiologyAbout 357 graduates a year	$26,140	$56,744	$21,517	16th of 24
56	Physiology and PathologyAbout 191 graduates a year	$23,574	$68,108	$19,001	3rd of 3
57	DanceAbout 18 graduates a year	$21,877	Not reported	$21,706	1st of 3
58	MusicAbout 109 graduates a year	$19,429	$41,660	$23,992	8th of 10
59	TheatreAbout 75 graduates a year	$18,431	$32,238	$21,000	10th of 14
60	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 88 graduates a year	$13,371	$62,179	$15,267	4th of 4

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.

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

All 3 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	StatisticsGraduates a year not reported	$45,979	$97,085	$19,500	1st of 1
2	Other Protective ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$36,726	Not reported	$18,933	1st of 1
3	Public AdministrationGraduates a year not reported	$36,102	Not reported	$20,125	1st of 1

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

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$78,941
Industrial Engineering$76,426
Electrical Engineering$72,425
Chemical Engineering$70,797
Nursing$69,997

Lowest median debt

Public Relations and Advertising$13,849
Social Work$15,193
Communication Sciences and Disorders$15,267
Electrical Engineering$15,750
Business Administration$17,021

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 879 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 703 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 649 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 554 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 421 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,941 in their first year, the most of 60 Florida State 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