Career outcomes brief

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates earn?

The reported median is $52,657 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$4,644 per year.

The return picture places earnings below both expectation and the peer median. Azimuth puts Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s return in the 15th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $4,581 less than the model expects for similar students, placing earnings beyond expectations in the 38th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,440.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,021. Median earnings are $52,657 four years after completion, in the 26th percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with the university $4,644 below it. Both comparisons place earnings below their reference points.

Program choice makes a wide difference in modeled earnings at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The downside earnings scenario is $41,812, while the upside scenario is $67,547, both modeled from the program mix for four years after completion.

At the upper end, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician has median earnings of $98,272 four years after completion; Accounting reaches $85,522, and Computer and Information Sciences reaches $83,041. These field-level figures show why the modeled range is broad.

Graduate study is part of the context for reading four-year earnings: an estimated 29.6% of graduates continue to graduate study. That figure is modeled from the program mix rather than observed enrollment, while the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$52,657
Rank for difference from expectations
38th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reported median
$52,657
Peer schools comparable schools · $4,644 above Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $4,581 above Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
$57,238

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $41,812 to $67,547, around the reported median of $52,657. Compare the lower scenario with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$41,812
Median · reported
$52,657
Higher estimate
$67,547

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates’ reported earnings are $4,581 below that expectation, the 38th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$1,440
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$6,021
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
-$4,581

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University report the highest earnings?

The earnings spread across programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is wide, and the highest-paid fields are not the largest. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $98,272 four years after completion, from just 12 degrees awarded a year.

Accounting follows at $85,522 with 33 degrees awarded, and Computer and Information Sciences at $83,041 with 24 degrees awarded, where Azimuth ranks it #160 nationally within its field. By contrast, the largest program, Health Sciences, awards 281 degrees and posts a median of $46,081.

Business Administration and Management awards 154 degrees and earns $53,902. Across all fields, 13.8% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has 14 nationally ranked bachelor's programs. Architecture ranks #17 nationally in its field, with 38 degrees awarded and median earnings of $69,874 four years after completion.

Health Sciences follows at #55 nationally in its field, awarding 281 degrees and showing median earnings of $46,081. The largest program, Health Sciences, awards 281 degrees and ranks #55 nationally in its field, with earnings of $46,081.

The earnings picture is split between a handful of high-return programs and a larger group that sits closer to the national median. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician leads at $98,272, though it awarded only 12 degrees.

Accounting and Computer and Information Sciences follow at $85,522 and $83,041, respectively. Among the largest programs, Psychology reaches $39,472 with 120 degrees awarded, while Business Administration and Management earns $53,902 and Biology earns $45,173. In all, 18 programs have published earnings data.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
$98,272
Accounting and Related Services
$85,522
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$83,041
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,658
Architecture
$69,874
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$56,187
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$53,902
Journalism
$50,832

Explore Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show substantial variation by field. The downside earnings scenario is $41,812, the typical scenario is $52,657, and the upside scenario is $67,547.

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician is the highest-earning program at $98,272 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is lowest at $39,472.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University posts median earnings of $52,657 four years after completion, based on an earnings cohort of 1,460 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that figure in the 26th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $4,581 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a typical figure of $52,657, with a downside scenario of $41,812 and an upside scenario of $67,547.

An estimated 29.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.