Bachelor's · Tallahassee, Florida
Is Design and Applied Arts at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $31,441
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $38,472
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $19,334
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $65k (likely $65k – $87k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $2k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$230k (likely −$319k – −$138k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$174k (likely −$347k – $25k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 61%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Design and Applied Arts at other schools
Other majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First professional)$106,854
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)$98,272
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$90,641
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$85,522
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$83,041
- Law (First professional)$81,144
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's)$75,716
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$73,658
- Architecture (Master's)$73,496
- Architecture (Bachelor's)$69,874
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)$65,752
- Social Work (Master's)$61,026
Design and Applied Arts at other schools in Florida
- Florida State University$73,888
- University of Florida$65,656
- University of South Florida$54,770
- Seminole State College of Florida$51,719
- Ringling College of Art and Design$47,937
- Flagler College$46,921
- Rasmussen University-Florida$46,610
- Full Sail University$44,962
- The University of Tampa$36,902
- Southeastern University$22,876