Associate's · Lakeland, Florida
Is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Southeastern University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 8.6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $36,876
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,696
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $15,250
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $73k (likely $73k – $93k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $13k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 8.6 years (likely 6.0–13.8)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$51k (likely −$118k – $20k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $124k (likely −$19k – $298k)
- 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
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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
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools in Florida
- University of West Florida$59,240
- Saint Leo University$52,156
- Florida Atlantic University$48,520
- Florida SouthWestern State College$47,776
- Florida College$47,244
- Santa Fe College$47,030
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota$46,791
- Northwest Florida State College$46,361
- Gulf Coast State College$45,814
- Miami Dade College$45,753