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Salaries by Major at Florida State University

How much money do Florida State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $37,800 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $51,400 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Florida State graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering with a median starting salary of $65,100 followed by Chemical Engineering paying $64,900 and Computer Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $64,300 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $88,700 followed by Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) at $64,300 and Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) who earn $57,300 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Florida State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Florida State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degree) $88,700
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,100
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,900
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,300
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $64,300
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,300
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $57,300
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $56,200
Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree) $55,600
Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) $55,300
Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) $54,300
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,200
Psychology (Master's Degree) $53,900
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $53,900
Insurance (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,900
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,600
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,800
Design and Applied Arts (Master's Degree) $49,700
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,200
Real Estate (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,600
English Language and Literature (Doctoral Degree) $47,500
Law (First Professional Degree) $47,000
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $45,800
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) $44,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $43,900
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $43,500
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $43,500
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,500
Political Science and Government (Master's Degree) $43,400
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,400
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degree) $43,000
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $42,500
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $41,600
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $41,300
Social Work (Master's Degree) $41,200
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degree) $40,600
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $40,500
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Master's Degree) $40,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,000
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,100
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Library Science and Administration (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $36,400
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's Degree) $36,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $35,700
Social Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,500
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,300
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,800
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,700
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,400
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,500
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,400
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,600
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,600
Music (Doctoral Degree) $25,300
Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,900
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,900
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,900
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,500
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,800
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,000
Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) $20,300
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,200
Music (Master's Degree) $19,800

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=134097 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Florida State University.