Career outcomes brief
Florida International University Career Outcomes & Earnings
How much do FIU graduates earn?
Florida International University reports median earnings of $62,192 four years after completion. Its lower and higher planning estimates are $47,215 and $83,115.
The lower and higher estimates reflect different mixes of program earnings. They are not observed salary percentiles, the pay of the lowest- and highest-paid quarters of graduates, or probabilities for an individual student.
- Lower estimate
- $47,215
- Median · reported
- $62,192
- Higher estimate
- $83,115
Earnings sources and definitions
The lower estimate lets you examine a plan with less income than the school-wide median. Compare it with costs and with the fields you are considering, while keeping the modeled estimates separate from reported earnings.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,192, in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $3,418 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $2,562 more than expects for similar students, placing that earnings-beyond-expectations gap at the 64th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,481.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,919. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,626.
Azimuth places the return pillar at the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings scenarios for Florida International University span a range from $47,215 to $83,115, reflecting the variation in outcomes across the university's program mix. Within specific fields, the highest-earning programs show strong results: graduates of Computer Engineering earn a median of $101,224, while those from Electrical Engineering earn $98,697 and Nursing graduates earn $98,635 four years after completion.
An estimated 31.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.
Earnings by field
Among Florida International University programs with a reported four-year earnings value, the highest medians are: Computer Engineering ($101,224); Construction Engineering Technology/Technician ($99,471); Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($98,697); Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($98,635); Mechanical Engineering ($93,494). These are earnings after completion for the covered cohort.
A program median describes the middle reported outcome in that group. It is not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for every graduate, and an earnings comparison does not by itself explain why fields differ.
Compare these results with the subjects you want to study and the program’s reported award count. Awards measure degree output, not the number of people in the earnings sample.
Azimuth ranks Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management #10 nationally in its field, with 166 degrees awarded and median earnings of $48,814 four years after completion. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician follows at #10 nationally in its field, awarding 62 degrees and reaching $99,471.
The largest program, Psychology, awards 1,715 degrees and earns a median of $49,470, ranking #107 nationally. Among the higher-earning fields, Computer and Information Sciences awards 665 degrees and reaches $90,397.
Finance reports $71,355 on 665 degrees awarded. The university publishes four-year earnings for 44 bachelor's fields, and Azimuth ranks 41 of them nationally.
Florida International University publishes earnings data for 44 bachelor's fields, and 41 hold an Azimuth national rank. The largest program, Psychology, awarded 1,715 degrees and ranks #107 nationally, with a median of $49,470 four years after completion.
Computer and Information Sciences is both the third-largest program and the highest-earning among the big five: it awarded 665 degrees and its completers earn a median of $90,397. The university's best-ranked program is Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, which holds a national rank of #10 with 166 degrees awarded and a median of $48,814.
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician ranks #10 nationally and #2 in Florida. The program awarded 62 degrees, and completers earn a median of $99,471 four years after completion.
Do FIU graduates earn more than expected?
Florida International University reports median earnings of $62,192 four years after completion. The reported value is $2,562 above Azimuth’s statistical expectation for the institution.
The difference compares the reported outcome with a model estimate. It does not compare matched students who attended different colleges, and it does not establish how much the institution caused earnings to change.
Read this measure alongside completion and individual program outcomes. It describes an institution-level result; it does not predict what a particular student will earn.
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- Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
- +$10,481
- Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
- -$7,919
- Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
- +$2,562
These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.
Further analysis
Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show a downside of $47,215, a typical outcome of $62,192, and an upside of $83,115. The spread shows how much earnings can vary by field.
Computer Engineering reaches $101,224 at the high end, while Biology, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, sits at $46,718 at the lower end.
Four years after completion, graduates of Florida International University earn a median of $62,192, a figure that places the university in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort numbers 10,092 completers.
That median sits below the $65,610 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $3,418. Those completers earn about $2,562 more than the model expects for similar students, an outcome that ranks in the 64th percentile nationally.
Azimuth scenario modeling anchored to the university's program mix ranges from $47,215 on the downside to $83,115 on the upside, with $62,192 as the typical case. An estimated 31.3% of programs' graduates continue to graduate study, a figure the model derives from program mix rather than observed enrollment.
Data & methodology
A missing figure does not mean zero. 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.
Four-year earnings are measured after completion for the covered federally aided cohort of people working and not enrolled. Measures taken six, eight or ten years after entry use a different starting point and should not be treated as one graduating class followed over time.
Program award counts describe credentials awarded, not current enrollment, unique graduates or earnings-sample size. Reporting periods differ across measures; the shared field definitions do not establish the exact vintage of every school-level value.
College Scorecard data and documentation · Model methodology