Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College is a public institution located in Miami, Florida, with an enrollment of approximately 46,182 students, making it one of the larger colleges in the region.

In-state tuition is $2,838 per year, and out-of-state tuition is $9,661 per year. The average annual net price — the total cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, and living expenses, after grant and scholarship aid is applied — is $5,463. Nearly half of students (49.7%) receive Pell Grants, indicating that a substantial portion of the student body qualifies for need-based federal aid. Federal student loan borrowing is relatively uncommon here: only 3.3% of all students take out federal loans. Among those who did borrow and completed a credential, the median federal loan debt was $9,252. Of borrowers entering repayment, 40.4% were actively reducing their loan balance within three years — meaning that roughly six in ten borrowers were not making progress on reducing what they owed during that period.

Miami Dade College has a graduation rate of 45.9%. Median earnings, measured ten years after enrollment, are $40,654. This figure covers all federally aided students who enrolled — including those who did not complete a credential — so it reflects a broad range of outcomes rather than the earnings of graduates alone.

Among the programs available, Miami Dade College offers coursework relevant to Operations Research Analyst careers, a field focused on data analysis and quantitative problem-solving in business and organizational settings.