Marketing at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach Atlantic's marketing graduates earn nearly $4,000 less than the typical Florida marketing grad and roughly $5,000 below the national median—landing them in the 21st percentile nationally but closer to the middle (40th percentile) among Florida programs. That's a meaningful gap when you consider Florida's top marketing programs produce graduates earning $50,000+, with UF and Miami both breaking $53,000. The roughly $40,000 first-year salary puts this squarely in "entry-level retail or sales coordinator" territory.

The debt load of about $25,000 isn't catastrophic—it's near the national average and represents a 0.63 ratio to first-year earnings. However, when Florida marketing grads typically carry $21,000 in debt, that extra $4,000 matters over a 10-year repayment period. Keep in mind this data comes from a small graduating class (under 30 students), so one exceptionally high or low earner can skew the numbers significantly.

For a private Christian university charging premium tuition, these outcomes don't suggest strong career placement or alumni network advantages in South Florida's competitive marketing landscape. Unless the faith-based environment is non-negotiable, Florida's public universities deliver measurably better earnings outcomes at lower cost—a gap that compounds significantly over a career.