Bachelor's · Florence, South Carolina
Is Fine and Studio Arts 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
- $32,469
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $31,796
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $26,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $46k (likely $46k – $64k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$5k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 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
- −$270k (likely −$348k – −$197k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$338k (likely −$464k – −$201k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 38%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Fine and Studio Arts at other schools
Other majors at Francis Marion University
- 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
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$47,206
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$46,669
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in South Carolina
- Lander University$40,202
- University of South Carolina-Columbia$39,517
- College of Charleston$38,378
- Winthrop University$37,440
- Coastal Carolina University$36,007
- University of South Carolina-Upstate$35,612
- Clemson University$35,526
- Anderson University$32,535
- University of South Carolina Aiken$31,931
- University of South Carolina Beaufort$21,837