Bachelor's · Lakeland, Florida
Is Design and Applied Arts at Southeastern 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
- $24,572
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $145k (likely $145k – $186k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$11k 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
- −$449k (likely −$529k – −$387k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$567k (likely −$680k – −$440k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 43%
- 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 Southeastern University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$83,204
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$76,932
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$65,849
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$61,909
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$61,744
- Social Work (Master's)$61,053
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$55,827
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's)$55,318
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$54,928
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$52,899
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)$52,697
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$52,255
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
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$35,817