Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at Florida State University by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree major at Florida State University ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Certificate Bachelor's Degree Post-baccalaureate Certificate Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Programs Analyzed

64

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$14,985

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$23,683

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Industrial Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$839,748 $90,074 $23,683 $20,000 Full ROI →
2 Computer Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$822,710 $89,448 $23,683 $23,346 Full ROI →
3 Chemical Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$596,440 $78,263 $23,683 $25,250 Full ROI →
4 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$533,525 $74,476 $23,683 $15,750 Full ROI →
5 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$490,615 $72,533 $23,683 $18,750 Full ROI →
6 Management Information Systems and Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$476,094 $71,768 $23,683 $18,173 Full ROI →
7 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$437,613 $70,243 $23,683 $24,085 Full ROI →
8 Computer and Information Sciences, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$339,310 $65,069 $23,683 $20,250 Full ROI →
9 Civil Engineering.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$328,889 $64,747 $23,683 $23,199 Full ROI →
10 Finance and Financial Management Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$317,849 $63,855 $23,683 $18,162 Full ROI →
11 Physics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$317,055 $63,991 $23,683 $20,765 Full ROI →
12 Insurance.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$313,003 $63,838 $23,683 $21,500 Full ROI →
13 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$275,944 $61,791 $23,683 $18,625 Full ROI →
14 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$241,367 $60,292 $23,683 $22,030 Full ROI →
15 Real Estate.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$214,323 $58,769 $23,683 $19,500 Full ROI →
16 Statistics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$200,653 $58,288 $23,683 $22,500 Full ROI →
17 Marketing.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$131,110 $54,524 $23,683 $18,250 Full ROI →
18 Economics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$82,874 $52,070 $23,683 $17,625 Full ROI →
19 Special Education and Teaching.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$81,430 $52,341 $23,683 $22,709 Full ROI →
20 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$62,289 $51,000 $23,683 $17,021 Full ROI →
21 Design and Applied Arts.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$51,730 $50,825 $23,683 $22,250 Full ROI →
22 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Grad rate: 83.9%

+$23,131 $48,828 $23,683 $13,849 Full ROI →
23 Apparel and Textiles.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$26,207 $46,783 $23,683 $20,100 Full ROI →
24 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$31,962 $46,169 $23,683 $15,267 Full ROI →
25 Area Studies.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$36,412 $44,916 $23,683 $0 Full ROI →
26 Hospitality Administration/Management.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$38,698 $46,075 $23,683 $18,864 Full ROI →
27 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$40,307 $45,970 $23,683 $18,500 Full ROI →
28 Mathematics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$45,476 $46,340 $23,683 $27,811 Full ROI →
29 Political Science and Government.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$64,437 $44,777 $23,683 $18,700 Full ROI →
30 Business/Commerce, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$66,932 $43,390 $23,683 $0 Full ROI →
31 Religion/Religious Studies.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$68,312 $43,321 $23,683 $0 Full ROI →
32 Communication and Media Studies.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$69,472 $43,263 $23,683 $0 Full ROI →
33 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$74,607 $44,525 $23,683 $22,500 Full ROI →
34 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$82,184 $44,028 $23,683 $20,750 Full ROI →
35 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$92,754 $43,702 $23,683 $23,750 Full ROI →
36 International Relations and National Security Studies.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$132,977 $41,287 $23,683 $17,767 Full ROI →
37 Criminal Justice and Corrections.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$135,971 $41,367 $23,683 $21,170 Full ROI →
38 Social Sciences, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$141,708 $41,229 $23,683 $23,375 Full ROI →
39 Chemistry.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$143,542 $41,112 $23,683 $23,000 Full ROI →
40 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$145,452 $40,814 $23,683 $20,000 Full ROI →
41 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$153,393 $40,373 $23,683 $19,349 Full ROI →
42 Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$158,464 $40,079 $23,683 $18,750 Full ROI →
43 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$164,072 $38,533 $23,683 $0 Full ROI →
44 Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$164,194 $39,909 $23,683 $20,476 Full ROI →
45 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$192,590 $38,938 $23,683 $27,125 Full ROI →
46 Sociology.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$203,513 $38,057 $23,683 $22,164 Full ROI →
47 Social Work.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$205,022 $37,511 $23,683 $15,193 Full ROI →
48 Philosophy.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$207,566 $38,070 $23,683 $25,359 Full ROI →
49 Geography and Cartography.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$245,226 $36,278 $23,683 $26,707 Full ROI →
50 History.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$253,026 $35,429 $23,683 $19,907 Full ROI →
51 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$256,084 $35,333 $23,683 $20,750 Full ROI →
52 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$259,634 $35,088 $23,683 $19,750 Full ROI →
53 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$262,382 $34,900 $23,683 $19,000 Full ROI →
54 Fine and Studio Arts.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$266,951 $34,754 $23,683 $20,222 Full ROI →
55 Natural Resources Conservation and Research.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$272,633 $34,386 $23,683 $18,979 Full ROI →
56 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$274,613 $34,447 $23,683 $21,349 Full ROI →
57 Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$276,283 $34,205 $23,683 $19,001 Full ROI →
58 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$308,942 $32,707 $23,683 $21,000 Full ROI →
59 Anthropology.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$309,310 $32,670 $23,683 $20,725 Full ROI →
60 Music.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$324,841 $32,114 $23,683 $23,992 Full ROI →
61 Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$397,836 $28,170 $23,683 $19,633 Full ROI →
62 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$411,279 $27,625 $23,683 $21,517 Full ROI →
63 Dance.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$505,975 $22,903 $23,683 $21,706 Full ROI →
64 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 83.9%

-$625,557 $16,613 $23,683 $17,100 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.