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# Florida State University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at FSU?

The highest-earning programs at Florida State University are concentrated in technical and quantitative fields, and they are not the largest by enrollment. Computer Engineering leads with median earnings of $114,802 four years after completion, from 34 degrees awarded.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #58 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Management Information Systems and Services follows at $103,648, with 127 degrees awarded and a national rank of #10.

The largest program, Psychology, awards 818 degrees a year and posts a more moderate median of $54,728, ranked #69 nationally. A handful of smaller programs sit at the top of their fields.

Security Science and Technology is ranked #1 nationally with earnings of $93,841 from 38 degrees awarded. The earnings picture across the university is broad, with the highest payoffs in fields that graduate relatively few students.

### 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.

-   Business**2,243 · 23.5%**
-   Social sciences**1,456 · 15.3%**
-   Psychology**818 · 8.6%**
-   Biological sciences**660 · 6.9%**
-   Homeland security**594 · 6.2%**
-   Other**3,773 · 39.5%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

75 of 75 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Engineering 34 degrees awarded**
$114,802

**Management Information Systems and Services 127 degrees awarded**
$103,648

**Industrial Engineering 33 degrees awarded**
$96,504

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 49 degrees awarded**
$94,887

**Security Science and Technology 38 degrees awarded**
$93,841

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 35 degrees awarded**
$93,740

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering | 34 | $114,802 | #58 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 127 | $103,648 | #10 |
| Industrial Engineering | 33 | $96,504 | #38 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 49 | $94,887 | #32 |
| Security Science and Technology | 38 | $93,841 | #1 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 35 | $93,740 | #133 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 367 | $93,727 | #67 |
| Insurance | 112 | $92,064 | #7 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 182 | $91,056 | #50 |
| Chemical Engineering | 52 | $90,815 | #112 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 94 | $89,622 | #162 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 589 | $87,089 | #47 |
| Marketing | 494 | $84,981 | #17 |
| Civil Engineering | 103 | $84,340 | #91 |
| Real Estate | 108 | $80,900 | #10 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 69 | $78,811 | #280 |
| Statistics | 57 | $77,605 | #33 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 263 | $77,320 | #74 |
| Business/Commerce, General small degree count | 15 | $74,716 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 46 | $73,888 | #11 |
| Economics | 268 | $73,527 | #105 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 47 | $69,875 | #30 |
| Mathematics | 37 | $68,131 | #147 |
| Political Science and Government | 431 | $68,059 | #62 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 83 | $67,180 | #14 |
| Area Studies small degree count | 17 | $67,110 | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 23 | $66,943 | #5 |
| Chemistry | 27 | $66,724 | #77 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 12 | $66,157 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 92 | $65,941 | #28 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 95 | $64,807 | #6 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 298 | $63,984 | #32 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 205 | $62,673 | #15 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 274 | $62,663 | #5 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 166 | $61,342 | #14 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 141 | $60,909 | #49 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 215 | $60,876 | #11 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 32 | $60,380 | #11 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 99 | $58,824 | #14 |
| Social Sciences, General | 278 | $58,460 | #10 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 70 | $57,647 | #66 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 24 | $57,573 | #23 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 556 | $57,417 | #38 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 97 | $57,287 | #35 |
| History | 87 | $56,834 | #59 |
| Psychology, General | 818 | $54,728 | #69 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 121 | $54,288 | #75 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 320 | $52,602 | #57 |
| Geography and Cartography | 20 | $52,537 | #74 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 77 | $51,863 | #82 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 65 | $51,587 | #109 |
| Biology, General | 347 | $51,256 | #268 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 38 | $51,157 | #88 |
| Social Work | 104 | $50,723 | #103 |
| Sociology | 129 | $50,612 | #137 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 14 | $50,542 | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management small degree count | 13 | $48,260 | — |
| Philosophy | 30 | $47,153 | #59 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 28 | $46,180 | #40 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 16 | $44,502 | — |
| Music | 107 | $44,454 | #60 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 55 | $44,115 | #24 |
| Anthropology | 32 | $42,791 | #94 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 137 | $41,067 | #109 |
| Dance small degree count | 16 | $40,892 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 40 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 100 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computational Science small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 206 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 106 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at FSU?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
818

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
589

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
556

**Marketing**
494

**Political Science and Government**
431

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
367

**Biology, General**
347

**English Language and Literature, General**
320

**International Relations and National Security Studies**
298

**Social Sciences, General**
278

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do FSU majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Security Science and Technology**#1**
2.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#5**
3.  Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology**#5**
4.  Apparel and Textiles**#6**
5.  Insurance**#7**
6.  Social Sciences, General**#10**
7.  Management Information Systems and Services**#10**
8.  Real Estate**#10**
9.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#11**
10.  Design and Applied Arts**#11**
11.  Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services**#11**
12.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#14**
13.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#14**
14.  Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations**#14**
15.  Hospitality Administration/Management**#15**
16.  Marketing**#17**
17.  Special Education and Teaching**#23**
18.  Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#24**
19.  Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**#28**
20.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#30**
21.  International Relations and National Security Studies**#32**
22.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#32**
23.  Statistics**#33**
24.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**#35**
25.  Industrial Engineering**#38**
26.  Criminal Justice and Corrections**#38**
27.  Film/Video and Photographic Arts**#40**
28.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#47**
29.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**#49**
30.  Accounting and Related Services**#50**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Florida State University vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 58 ranked programs and 65 programs with published earnings data.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 23.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 15.3% and Psychology at 8.6%. The largest single program is Psychology, at 818 degrees awarded a year, and Azimuth ranks it #69 nationally within its field.

Finance is the best-paid among the largest programs, with graduates earning a median of $87,089 four years after completion, and it ranks #47 nationally. The highest-ranked program at the university is Security Science and Technology, which Azimuth places #1 in its field, with graduates earning $93,841.

Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).