Master's · Boca Raton, Florida
Is Curriculum and Instruction at Florida Atlantic 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
- $68,037
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $66,692
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $41,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $43k (likely $43k – $43k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out 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
- −$189k (likely −$288k – −$62k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$202k (likely −$394k – $46k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Florida Atlantic University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate)$122,359
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$115,208
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$109,033
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Graduate certificate)$103,383
- Taxation (Master's)$100,001
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$99,288
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$99,143
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$97,695
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$95,852
- Management Information Systems and Services (Master's)$93,774
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$93,561
- Civil Engineering (Master's)$92,145
Curriculum and Instruction at other schools in Florida
- Florida International University$66,189
- University of Florida$66,003
- Florida Gulf Coast University$61,774
- University of West Florida$60,517
- University of South Florida$58,877
- The University of Tampa$57,893
- Nova Southeastern University$57,180
- Florida State University$56,672
- Florida Southern College$54,810