Which Saint Johns River State College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $10,168 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Saint Johns River State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Saint Johns River State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $2,591 a year, and $9,335 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,135 a year.

How many Saint Johns River State College programs report graduate pay?

3 bachelor's programs, 4 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Saint Johns River State College report first-year pay, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Saint Johns River State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Palatka, FL
4,403 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 Saint Johns River State College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($64,829), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($26,738). The median program pays $43,544. Saint Johns River State College also has 3 bachelor's programs and one certificate program that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$2,591Per year. Out-of-state $9,335

Average net price after aid$6,135Per year

Graduation rate49%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	NursingAbout 47 graduates a year	$79,275	Not reported	$16,729	10th of 44
2	Teacher EducationAbout 15 graduates a year	$46,448	$48,158	$12,956	16th of 32
3	Business AdministrationAbout 60 graduates a year	$37,325	Not reported	$28,994	45th 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 4 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 110 graduates a year	$64,829	$65,893	$20,113	23rd of 47
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 28 graduates a year	$53,587	$57,937	$17,125	15th of 32
3	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year	$33,501	$37,782	Not reported	4th of 6
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 630 graduates a year	$26,738	$43,641	$10,168	18th of 32

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 certificate program

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
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 51 graduates a year	$40,751	Not reported	$7,967	19th of 23

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

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $64,829 in their first year, the most of 4 Saint Johns River 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