Which Miami Dade College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $8,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Miami Dade College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Miami Dade College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $2,838 a year, and $9,661 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,463 a year.

How many Miami Dade College programs report graduate pay?

8 bachelor's programs, 14 associate's programs, and 7 certificate programs at Miami Dade College report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

Miami Dade College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

All 8 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 181 graduates a year	$90,158	Not reported	$12,500	2nd of 44
2	Special EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$53,935	Not reported	$9,671	2nd of 9
3	Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$51,545	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 32
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 59 graduates a year	$49,903	Not reported	$11,195	15th of 20
5	Business AdministrationAbout 476 graduates a year	$45,072	$47,594	$13,250	24th of 51
6	Other Protective ServicesAbout 159 graduates a year	$43,666	Not reported	$12,000	4th of 5
7	BiologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$34,568	Not reported	$13,750	2nd of 24
8	Film and PhotographyAbout 47 graduates a year	$20,611	Not reported	$6,500	6th of 7

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 14 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	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 138 graduates a year	$64,692	$55,801	$14,000	3rd of 32
2	NursingAbout 664 graduates a year	$64,608	$94,635	$13,940	24th of 47
3	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$59,566	Not reported	$17,537	1st of 3
4	Ophthalmic and Optometric ServicesAbout 12 graduates a year	$57,932	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
5	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 48 graduates a year	$41,314	Not reported	$18,000	12th of 12
6	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$41,076	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
7	Paralegal StudiesAbout 27 graduates a year	$40,782	Not reported	$12,950	3rd of 6
8	Culinary ArtsAbout 28 graduates a year	$31,101	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
9	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 55 graduates a year	$30,466	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 5
10	Business AdministrationAbout 39 graduates a year	$28,667	$36,539	Not reported	13th of 13
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 6,858 graduates a year	$25,905	$42,435	$8,500	20th of 32
12	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 35 graduates a year	$24,914	Not reported	$11,000	15th of 18
13	Film and PhotographyAbout 44 graduates a year	$22,587	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 4
14	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 49 graduates a year	$12,448	Not reported	Not reported	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.

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

All 7 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	Information TechnologyAbout 190 graduates a year	$39,418	$54,496	$11,250	2nd of 2
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 243 graduates a year	$37,101	$71,373	$9,500	22nd of 23
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 36 graduates a year	$34,527	$44,983	$7,695	2nd of 40
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 468 graduates a year	$34,209	$50,008	$9,563	20th of 20
5	Business AdministrationAbout 2,412 graduates a year	$32,338	$32,805	$8,750	5th of 5
6	Massage TherapyAbout 24 graduates a year	$28,714	Not reported	$8,925	1st of 28
7	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 68 graduates a year	$25,923	$54,158	$12,329	8th of 11

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

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$64,692
Nursing$64,608
Medical Laboratory Science$59,566
Ophthalmic and Optometric Services$57,932
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$41,314

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$8,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$11,000
Paralegal Studies$12,950
Nursing$13,940
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$14,000

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 6,858 graduates a year
NursingAbout 664 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 138 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 55 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $64,692 in their first year, the most of 14 Miami Dade 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

Miami Dade College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

All 8 bachelor's programs, ranked

All 14 associate's programs, ranked

All 7 certificate programs, ranked

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Common questions

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Which Miami Dade College associate's program has the lowest debt?

How much does Miami Dade College cost?

How many Miami Dade College programs report graduate pay?

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