How much money do Full Sail University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $31,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $43,500 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Full Sail University graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Programming with a median starting salary of $51,400 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations paying $37,700 and Communication and Media Studies graduates who have a median starting income of $34,800 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $57,200 followed by Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degree) at $53,600 and Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) who earn $49,700 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Full Sail University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degree) | $57,200 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degree) | $53,600 |
| Computer Programming (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,400 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) | $49,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $45,000 |
| Marketing (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $40,800 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $40,300 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Master's Degree) | $38,200 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,700 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degree) | $37,200 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,800 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Journalism (Master's Degree) | $32,700 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Master's Degree) | $31,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,400 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) | $28,200 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,800 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Master's Degree) | $27,000 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,900 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,100 |
| Human Computer Interaction (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,300 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $25,000 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,700 |
| Graphic Communications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,100 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degree) | $21,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,200 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degree) | $19,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,100 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,400 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=134237 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Full Sail University.