Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · Public · Graduate degree-granting
Located in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State University is a public institution, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. With 32,212 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $61,675 ten years after enrollment, which is 51% above the national median of $40,747. On the academic side, the graduation rate is 84.3%. For cost considerations, median graduate debt is $18,000, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.43x. The average net price after financial aid is $11,297 per year. The most popular programs include Psychology, Finance, Marketing, Criminal Justice & Corrections, and Mental Health Services.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$61,675
Graduation Rate
84.3%
Median Debt
$18,000
Average Net Price
$11,297
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
1.36x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
3.43x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
32,212
Admission Rate
24.2%
Average SAT
1361
Retention Rate
96.0%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$5,656
Out-of-State Tuition
$18,786
Pell Grant Rate
23.0%
Federal Loan Rate
20.4%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$5,938
Income $30K–$48K
$6,963
Income $48K–$75K
$10,496
Income $110K+
$19,239
Student Demographics
Women
58.4%
White
57.6%
Black
7.2%
Hispanic
23.5%
Asian
3.8%
Two or More Races
4.4%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
63.0%
Accreditations
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education — Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels (Accredited)
- American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, Professional/Scientific Psychology (PSPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs (Accredited)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
- Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health, Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation — Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation — Theatre (THEA) (Accredited)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Programs (233)
Bachelor (77)
Master (75)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Services | $61,024 | 431 |
| Business | $107,889 | 387 |
| Legal Studies | $100,339 | 261 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $56,672 | 176 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | $126,240 | 169 |
| Public Administration | $79,921 | 137 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $72,705 | 132 |
| Sports & Fitness | $60,832 | 125 |
| Information Science | $55,518 | 113 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 83 |
| Public Relations | $77,547 | 69 |
| Music | $50,069 | 61 |
| Political Science | $76,608 | 58 |
| Educational Administration | $66,020 | 56 |
| Communication Disorders | $59,811 | 56 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment | Not reported | 56 |
| Educational Assessment | $77,041 | 54 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | $59,114 | 54 |
| Secondary Education | $66,411 | 41 |
| International Relations | $71,829 | 41 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | $58,724 | 41 |
| Psychology | $69,669 | 40 |
| Management Information Systems | $107,903 | 40 |
| Biology | Not reported | 39 |
| Public Health | $71,264 | 39 |
| Physiology | $78,502 | 38 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 37 |
| Security & Protective Services | Not reported | 37 |
| Entrepreneurship | Not reported | 34 |
| Systems Engineering | Not reported | 30 |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | 30 |
| Registered Nursing | $162,329 | 30 |
| City & Regional Planning | $78,175 | 29 |
| Chemistry | $94,513 | 29 |
| Radio, Television & Film | Not reported | 27 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $113,967 | 27 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 25 |
| Economics | $101,636 | 23 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 22 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | $44,277 | 22 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 20 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | $50,364 | 20 |
| Insurance | $126,052 | 19 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 18 |
| Physics | Not reported | 17 |
| Fine Arts | $44,914 | 16 |
| Geography | $69,641 | 15 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not reported | 14 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 14 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 13 |
| Arts & Entertainment Management | Not reported | 13 |
| Data Science | Not reported | 12 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition | Not reported | 12 |
| Data Analytics | Not reported | 10 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 10 |
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | 9 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | Not reported | 9 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | Not reported | 8 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Not reported | 8 |
| History | Not reported | 8 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Not reported | 7 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | Not reported | 7 |
| Demography | Not reported | 7 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 6 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 4 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 4 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Design & Applied Arts | Not reported | 4 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 3 |
| Germanic Languages | Not reported | 3 |
| Finance | $101,223 | 1 |
| Social Work | $60,003 | Not reported |
| Accounting | $112,611 | Not reported |
Doctoral (44)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $102,524 | 47 |
| Music | $60,076 | 38 |
| Chemistry | $94,387 | 31 |
| Physics | Not reported | 25 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 22 |
| Educational Assessment | Not reported | 21 |
| Psychology | $99,239 | 21 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | Not reported | 18 |
| Secondary Education | $70,860 | 17 |
| Biology | Not reported | 16 |
| English Language & Literature | $60,363 | 13 |
| History | Not reported | 12 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 11 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 10 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 10 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 10 |
| Business | Not reported | 10 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not reported | 9 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 8 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Not reported | 7 |
| Communications | Not reported | 6 |
| Information Science | Not reported | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 6 |
| Religion | Not reported | 6 |
| Economics | Not reported | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Public Administration | Not reported | 5 |
| Family & Consumer Sciences | Not reported | 4 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Not reported | 4 |
| Physiology | Not reported | 4 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | Not reported | 4 |
| Social Work | Not reported | 4 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 4 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | Not reported | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 3 |
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | 3 |
| Sports & Fitness | Not reported | 3 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 3 |
| Geography | Not reported | 3 |
| Mental Health Services | Not reported | 3 |
| Registered Nursing | $117,560 | Not reported |
First Professional (3)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Law | $98,060 | 188 |
| Medicine | $113,355 | 125 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 28 |
Associate (1)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Not reported | 184 |
Post-bachelor's Certificate (7)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | $68,613 | Not reported |
| Educational Administration | $88,020 | Not reported |
| Legal Studies | $143,942 | Not reported |
| Library Science | $57,780 | Not reported |
| Cognitive Psychology | $76,728 | Not reported |
| Public Administration | $72,105 | Not reported |
| Social Work | $57,835 | Not reported |
Graduate Certificate (3)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | $58,256 | 49 |
| Educational Administration | $74,682 | 18 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | Not reported | 6 |
Undergraduate Certificate (7)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $64,342 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $58,691 | Not reported |
| Statistics | $87,034 | Not reported |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | $67,798 | Not reported |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | $62,145 | Not reported |
| Public Administration | $67,522 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders | $61,573 | Not reported |
Show 16 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Media | Master | 2 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Doctoral | 2 |
| Teacher Education | Master | 2 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | Doctoral | 2 |
| Philosophy | Master | 2 |
| Religion | Master | 2 |
| Geological Sciences | Doctoral | 2 |
| Materials Science | Doctoral | 2 |
| Educational Media | Doctoral | 1 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Master | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral | 1 |
| Linguistics | Bachelor | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Doctoral | 1 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Doctoral | 1 |
| Materials Science | Master | 1 |
| Dance | Master | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Master's Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral English Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Social Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Visual & Performing Arts Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Visual & Performing Arts Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Law Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Architecture Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Family & Consumer Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Criminal Justice Programs
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