Master's · Florence, South Carolina
Is Curriculum and Instruction at Francis Marion 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
- $50,705
- 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
- $26,203
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $28k (likely $28k – $28k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$5k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in SC
- 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
- −$215k (likely −$308k – −$115k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$262k (likely −$445k – −$59k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$119,820
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$90,104
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$72,580
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$59,391
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$58,797
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$58,517
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$56,581
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$51,522
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$51,447
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$51,005
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$46,669
- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$44,803
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