Which Pasco-Hernando State 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 3 Pasco-Hernando State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Pasco-Hernando State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,155 a year, and $12,032 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,203 a year.

How many Pasco-Hernando State College programs report graduate pay?

2 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at Pasco-Hernando State College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Pasco-Hernando State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
New Port Richey, FL
6,900 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 Pasco-Hernando State College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($67,069), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($27,253). The median program pays $42,434. Pasco-Hernando State College also has 2 bachelor's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,155Per year. Out-of-state $12,032

Average net price after aid$5,203Per year

Graduation rate41%Within 6 years

Both bachelor's programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
NursingAbout 46 graduates a year	$89,145	Not reported	$22,097	4th of 44
Business AdministrationAbout 143 graduates a year	$43,378	Not reported	$21,981	31st of 51

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

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 3 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 121 graduates a year	$67,069	$75,321	$15,986	16th of 47
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 17 graduates a year	$42,434	$49,379	$8,750	28th of 32
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 956 graduates a year	$27,253	$38,927	$8,500	15th of 32

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

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

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $67,069 in their first year, the most of 3 Pasco-Hernando 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