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Florida Southern College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Florida Southern College?

At Florida Southern College, earnings differ markedly among the programs with the highest medians four years after completion. Nursing has median earnings of $93,335 and 50 degrees awarded in one academic year.

Computer Science follows with $82,328 in median earnings across 26 degrees awarded. Accounting records $72,480 with 31 degrees awarded, while Business Administration and Management has $65,104 and 120 degrees awarded.

The contrast between the first two fields and the latter pair shows that four-year earnings can vary substantially by field at the college.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business156 · 24.1%
  • Biological sciences109 · 16.8%
  • Social sciences60 · 9.3%
  • Health professions56 · 8.7%
  • Communication48 · 7.4%
  • Other218 · 33.7%

29 of 29 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 50 degrees awarded
$93,335
Computer Science 26 degrees awarded
$82,328
Accounting and Related Services 31 degrees awarded
$72,480
Business Administration, Management and Operations 120 degrees awarded
$65,104
Biology, General 47 degrees awarded
$58,782
Political Science and Government 19 degrees awarded
$57,128

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing50$93,335—
Computer Science26$82,328—
Accounting and Related Services31$72,480—
Business Administration, Management and Operations120$65,104—
Biology, General47$58,782—
Political Science and Government small degree count19$57,128—
Psychology, General48$53,344—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication43$52,796—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count10$51,925—
Criminology22$49,829—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods23$49,315—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology31$43,549—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences31$38,358—
Agricultural Business and Management small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Statistics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Marketing small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count11Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Florida Southern College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
120
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
50
Psychology, General
48
Biology, General
47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
43
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
31
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
31
Accounting and Related Services
31
Computer Science
26
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
23

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Florida Southern College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Earnings differ widely by program at Florida Southern College, and Azimuth's program pages weigh four-year earnings among federally aided completers alongside debt and cohort size rather than reputation. The college has 13 programs with published earnings data.

Business is the largest field, accounting for 24.1% of degrees awarded. Biological Sciences is next at 16.9%, followed by Social Sciences at 9.3%.

Across all fields, 26.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM. The largest program by degrees awarded is Business Administration and Management, with 120 degrees awarded a year and median earnings of $65,104 four years after completion.

The top-earning program is Nursing, at $93,335 from 50 degrees awarded. Computer Science graduates earn $82,328 four years after completion, from 26 degrees awarded.

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.