Fine and Studio Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$22,967
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$43,271
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,367
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#167 of 423
Rank by pay
#103 of 423
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,650
Median federal debt

Florida Gulf Coast University graduates in fine and studio arts earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida Gulf Coast University Compares for Fine and Studio Arts

All 423 colleges reporting fine and studio arts 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
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$72,428$65,905#2$50,161
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$68,523$63,117#3$30,246
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$66,846$70,481#1$31,367
4Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$63,418$60,361#4$19,790
5Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT$61,998$55,818#14—
6Connecticut College New London, CT$61,321$55,208#15$36,564
7Brown University Providence, RI$60,985$60,064#5$23,180
8Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$60,757$53,325#24$44,529
9Fordham University Bronx, NY$60,515$57,598#11$35,929
10Binghamton University Vestal, NY$60,299$57,392#12$25,751
…
164University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL$43,321$49,173#59$35,123
165University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$43,314$44,506#138$30,683
166University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN$43,305$41,366#222—
167Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$43,271$46,056#103$22,967
168Westfield State University Westfield, MA$43,248$38,084#311$33,440
169University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$43,192$45,433#122$28,008
170University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$43,138$48,965#61$30,809

Other Majors at Florida Gulf Coast University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$98,650$60,746#131 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,676$62,972#70 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,452$70,964#495 of 966
Civil Engineering$84,451$64,411#128 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,238$60,797#33 of 46
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,767$55,882#246 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$74,739$44,868#114 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$72,207$51,301#428 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,069$58,048#76 of 93
Marketing$67,034$46,910#248 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,349$38,660#517 of 1176
Hospitality Administration/Management$60,011$39,108#41 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,179$36,002#159 of 610
Public Health$58,119$35,724#106 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,115$50,951#51 of 680
Legal Support Services$56,695$39,824#11 of 32
History$56,543—#109 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$56,467$46,866#40 of 177
Communication and Media Studies$56,455$39,342#259 of 660
Education$55,116$38,392#19 of 71
Political Science and Government$54,824$35,578#440 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,215$40,079#343 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,006$33,871#103 of 156
Social Work$53,707$36,407#165 of 420
Biology$53,352$29,635#589 of 841
Psychology$52,722$30,367#369 of 1027
Security Science and Technology$52,096$28,173#35 of 45
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,265$34,875#177 of 265
Sociology$50,136—#290 of 462
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$48,942$30,818#25 of 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida Gulf Coast University fine and studio arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $22,967 one year after graduating and $43,271 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida Gulf Coast University rank for fine and studio arts?

Among 423 colleges reporting earnings for fine and studio arts graduates, Florida Gulf Coast University ranks #167 by median pay four years after graduation, and #103 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is fine and studio arts at Florida Gulf Coast University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for fine and studio arts ($41,367), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,650.

← All data for Florida Gulf Coast 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.