Environmental Design at Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,961
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,461
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 12
Rank by pay
#8 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,347
Median federal debt

Florida Atlantic University graduates in environmental design earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida Atlantic University Compares for Environmental Design

All 12 colleges reporting environmental design earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$69,851$74,960#1—
2Auburn University Auburn, AL$62,697$71,167#2$44,929
3University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$61,788$57,784#6$42,401
4Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$59,873$63,893#3$43,843
5University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$59,090$53,765#9$37,849
6Montana State University Bozeman, MT$57,668$62,993#4—
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$56,561$58,117#5$37,226
8North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$55,647$57,652#7—
9University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$55,571$48,936#10—
10Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$53,961$57,435#8—
11Utah State University Logan, UT$50,685$48,037#11—
12University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$49,920$47,513#12$37,952

Other Majors at Florida Atlantic University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,561$76,520#211 of 258
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,953$77,883#273 of 966
Computer Engineering$90,664$72,029#166 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$89,583$68,451#202 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$89,476$58,379#202 of 459
Civil Engineering$84,778$64,671#124 of 233
Ocean Engineering$80,093$67,941—
Accounting and Related Services$77,465$56,600#308 of 796
Economics$74,056$48,632#234 of 368
Mathematics$71,453$41,866#144 of 309
Management Information Systems and Services$70,318$45,207#137 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,078$49,551#343 of 452
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$66,093$22,719#11 of 17
Architecture$64,730$46,551#51 of 78
Marketing$62,906$41,995#347 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,058$46,662#713 of 1176
Public Administration$57,679$46,047#33 of 47
Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,153$39,480#157 of 275
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$56,414$53,524#70 of 345
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$56,162$37,561#12 of 15
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,073$50,178#79 of 680
Research and Experimental Psychology$56,012$23,981#43 of 82
Special Education and Teaching—$56,009—
Communication and Media Studies$54,717$34,720#311 of 660
Hospitality Administration/Management$54,635$36,827#77 of 137
Political Science and Government$53,872$31,641#460 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,545$35,647#379 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$51,640$32,257#119 of 156
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$51,082$34,957#30 of 63
Sociology$50,983$29,679#271 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida Atlantic University environmental design graduates make?

Graduates earn $53,961 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida Atlantic University rank for environmental design?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for environmental design graduates, Florida Atlantic University ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental design at Florida Atlantic University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for environmental design ($57,461), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,347.

← All data for Florida Atlantic University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.