Florida State University
Florida State University is a public college in Tallahassee, FL. Its average net price is $8,605 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $4,332 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $4,290 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $6,953 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,367 |
| $110,001 and up | $17,085 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $55,822 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,607 |
| 10 years after entry | $68,225 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $69,667 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $14,552 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $32,161 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $13,082 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $45,155 n=104 | $13,125 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $18,103 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Biology | $32,477 n=219 | $16,750 n=215 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $51,166 n=178 | $13,250 n=140 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $82,975 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $70,512 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $15,240 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $18,897 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $78,848 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $63,565 n=356 | $15,200 n=291 |
| Criminal Justice | $39,446 n=477 | $15,500 n=418 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $51,865 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $26,612 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $11,501 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $49,887 n=202 | $15,154 n=142 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $71,428 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $34,821 n=301 | $17,684 n=197 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $53,328 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $18,549 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Environmental Conservation | $36,369 n=110 | $11,587 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $32,415 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,381 n=375 | $11,900 n=322 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $25,971 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $12,875 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| History | $37,716 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $15,495 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $45,553 n=185 | $12,499 n=122 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $34,677 n=172 | $15,206 n=155 |
| Industrial Engineering | $82,823 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Insurance | $61,246 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $42,682 n=177 | $12,045 n=168 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $43,884 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $70,066 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $12,045 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $55,389 n=340 | $12,740 n=276 |
| Mathematics | $48,411 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,878 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $14,900 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Music | $34,778 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $33,331 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,310 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $33,703 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $11,503 n=101 |
| Political Science and Government | $39,575 n=277 | $14,000 n=288 |
| Psychology | $35,662 n=558 | $12,000 n=583 |
| Public Health | $36,679 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $15,000 n=211 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,631 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $13,469 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $42,434 n=152 | $11,499 n=123 |
| Real Estate | $59,785 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $12,375 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $77,921 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $13,880 n=121 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $60,178 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $45,638 n=257 | $18,625 n=203 |
| Social Work | $36,274 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Sociology | $41,076 n=125 | $18,850 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,746 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $15,262 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Statistics | $45,231 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Studio Art | $31,284 n=112 | $18,164 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $53,483 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $14,250 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
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