Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida · Also known as MDC Miami Dade College · Website
$40,654
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,654
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Miami Dade College is a public 4-year college in Miami, Florida with 46,182 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,463 a year (tuition and fees $2,838 in-state, $9,661 out-of-state). 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,654 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,252 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,463
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,838
Out-of-state $9,661
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,252
About $98 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,654
Rank 2,577 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,463
- Tuition in-state
- $2,838
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,661
- Cost of attendance
- $13,567
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 3.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,822
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,314
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,613
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,530
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,180
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,834 in 2015-16 to $2,838 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 46,182
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 113
- Endowment
- $282.1M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,577 of 5,094 US colleges and 95 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,463 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,838 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,252 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,107 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,654 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
113 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 6,858 | $8,500 | $25,905 | $45,753 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 2,412 | $8,500 | $32,338 | $47,194 | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 664 | $9,500 | $64,608 | $88,130 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 476 | $12,140 | $45,072 | $57,225 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 468 | $5,942 | $34,209 | $60,899 | $57,702 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 279 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,800 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 243 | $10,500 | $37,101 | $66,975 | $57,584 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 190 | Withheld | $39,418 | $48,246 | $52,615 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 181 | $9,687 | $90,158 | $106,415 | $88,910 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 166 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,400 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 159 | $13,000 | $43,666 | $60,067 | $67,934 |
| MarketingCertificate | Certificate | 156 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,757 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 138 | $10,459 | $64,692 | $83,388 | $65,389 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 100 | $10,500 | Withheld | $50,344 | $30,572 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 71 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | $25,923 | $44,656 | $38,675 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | $12,375 | Withheld | $103,137 | $37,073 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,708 | $31,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $10,500 | $49,903 | $62,360 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | Withheld | $34,568 | $50,454 | $57,214 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,211 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | Withheld | $30,466 | Withheld | $38,127 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Miami Dade College cost?
$5,463 a year is the average net price at Miami Dade College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,838 for in-state students and $9,661 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,567. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,822 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Miami Dade College graduates earn?
$40,654 a year is the median pay of former Miami Dade College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,107 after 6 years). That ranks 2,577 of 5,094 US colleges and 95 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $90,158.
How much student debt do Miami Dade College graduates have?
$9,252 is the median federal student loan debt of Miami Dade College graduates, about $98 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 3.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Miami Dade College?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Miami Dade College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Miami Dade College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (6,858 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (2,412 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (664 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 113 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.