University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida · Public

Of 99 assessed programs, 97 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 131 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,816
$30k to $48k	$7,174
$48k to $75k	$10,128
$75k to $110k	$14,902
$110k and up	$17,681
All families (average)	$10,411

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

99 of 230 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Florida high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,760	+$15,410	clears the bar	$16,000	1.0 yrs	1,456
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,148	+$21,798	clears the bar	$19,250	0.9 yrs	887
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,313	+$16,963	clears the bar	$20,104	1.2 yrs	827
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,737	+$49,387	clears the bar	$13,366	0.3 yrs	773
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,526	+$64,176	clears the bar	$20,160	0.3 yrs	765
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$51,959	+$17,609	clears the bar	$19,408	1.1 yrs	699
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$54,921	+$20,571	clears the bar	$18,250	0.9 yrs	671
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$66,912	+$32,562	clears the bar	$17,992	0.6 yrs	597
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,447	+$18,097	clears the bar	$16,750	0.9 yrs	516
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,784	+$17,434	clears the bar	$18,750	1.1 yrs	478
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,663	+$55,313	clears the bar	$20,250	0.4 yrs	455
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$52,922	+$18,572	clears the bar	$22,481	1.2 yrs	403
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$82,007	+$47,657	clears the bar	$17,584	0.4 yrs	401
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,056	+$29,706	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	362
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,783	+$24,433	clears the bar	$17,148	0.7 yrs	357
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,075	+$21,725	clears the bar	$17,903	0.8 yrs	347
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,532	+$12,182	clears the bar	$16,750	1.4 yrs	341
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,563	+$45,213	clears the bar	$17,750	0.4 yrs	297
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,440	+$38,090	clears the bar	$20,000	0.5 yrs	261
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,149	+$16,799	clears the bar	$18,500	1.1 yrs	260
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,123	+$23,773	clears the bar	$39,107	1.6 yrs	238
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,715	+$25,365	clears the bar	$17,956	0.7 yrs	235
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,111	+$34,761	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	230
Business	Master's Degree	$108,978	+$74,628	clears the bar	$40,236	0.5 yrs	228
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,972	+$62,622	clears the bar	$24,750	0.4 yrs	204
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,680	+$72,330	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	192
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$41,255	+$6,905	clears the bar	$19,839	2.9 yrs	192
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$59,649	+$25,299	clears the bar	$20,696	0.8 yrs	192
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,442	+$65,092	clears the bar	$22,511	0.3 yrs	187
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,197	+$18,847	clears the bar	$18,691	1.0 yrs	185
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,896	+$14,546	clears the bar	$18,890	1.3 yrs	167
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,413	+$29,063	clears the bar	$33,348	1.1 yrs	165
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,803	+$52,453	clears the bar	$20,250	0.4 yrs	155
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$61,130	+$26,780	clears the bar	$34,926	1.3 yrs	148
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$94,283	+$59,933	clears the bar	$35,500	0.6 yrs	140
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,779	+$12,429	clears the bar	$20,000	1.6 yrs	139
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$86,074	+$51,724	clears the bar	$45,474	0.9 yrs	132
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,630	+$57,280	clears the bar	$23,269	0.4 yrs	131
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$62,140	+$27,790	clears the bar	$17,883	0.6 yrs	125
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,153	+$16,803	clears the bar	$18,562	1.1 yrs	123
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$123,587	+$89,237	clears the bar	$29,403	0.3 yrs	119
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,043	+$44,693	clears the bar	$36,780	0.8 yrs	116
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$61,710 1-year earnings	+$27,360	clears the bar	$187,833	6.9 yrs	107
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,197	+$17,847	clears the bar	$22,606	1.3 yrs	104
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$60,329	+$25,979	clears the bar	$39,367	1.5 yrs	94
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,954	+$8,604	clears the bar	$19,500	2.3 yrs	94
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$33,700 1-year earnings	-$650	falls short	$14,875	insufficient data	92
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,319	+$4,969	clears the bar	$18,787	3.8 yrs	87
Nursing	Master's Degree	$115,126	+$80,776	clears the bar	$27,242	0.3 yrs	86
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$71,169	+$36,819	clears the bar	$50,337	1.4 yrs	83
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	$84,762	+$50,412	clears the bar	$54,516	1.1 yrs	78
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,186	+$21,836	clears the bar	$28,915	1.3 yrs	75
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,753	+$14,403	clears the bar	$17,992	1.2 yrs	72
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$70,723	+$36,373	clears the bar	$40,798	1.1 yrs	62
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$76,984	+$42,634	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,360	+$42,010	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	58
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$97,350	+$63,000	clears the bar	$48,000	0.8 yrs	57
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,137	+$22,787	clears the bar	$44,706	2.0 yrs	56
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,337	+$69,987	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$60,887	+$26,537	clears the bar	$18,810	0.7 yrs	53
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$78,410	+$44,060	clears the bar	$34,676	0.8 yrs	53
Accounting	Master's Degree	$105,203	+$70,853	clears the bar	$17,950	0.3 yrs	52
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,103	+$39,753	clears the bar	$18,914	0.5 yrs	51
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$57,313	+$22,963	clears the bar	$16,050	0.7 yrs	50
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$69,568	+$35,218	clears the bar	$14,284	0.4 yrs	49
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$97,843 1-year earnings	+$63,493	clears the bar	$26,875	0.4 yrs	48
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$118,191	+$83,841	clears the bar	$20,564	0.2 yrs	46
Special Education	Master's Degree	$60,920	+$26,570	clears the bar	$24,649	0.9 yrs	45
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$120,323 1-year earnings	+$85,973	clears the bar	$24,014	0.3 yrs	45
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$72,063	+$37,713	clears the bar	$17,750	0.5 yrs	45
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,372	+$42,022	clears the bar	$22,150	0.5 yrs	44
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$98,585 1-year earnings	+$64,235	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,633	+$27,283	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$55,259	+$20,909	clears the bar	$16,875	0.8 yrs	42
Education	Doctoral Degree	$81,030	+$46,680	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,005	+$34,655	clears the bar	$11,692	0.3 yrs	40
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$64,826	+$30,476	clears the bar	$10,750	0.4 yrs	39
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$56,443 1-year earnings	+$22,093	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	35
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,388	+$12,038	clears the bar	$21,857	1.8 yrs	34
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$79,082 1-year earnings	+$44,732	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,826 1-year earnings	+$21,476	clears the bar	$18,715	0.9 yrs	32
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,077	+$18,727	clears the bar	$31,249	1.7 yrs	31
Biology	Master's Degree	$36,371 1-year earnings	+$2,021	clears the bar	$26,134	12.9 yrs	31
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,898	+$5,548	clears the bar	$14,845	2.7 yrs	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,147 1-year earnings	+$13,797	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computational Science	Master's Degree	$90,724 1-year earnings	+$56,374	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,343 1-year earnings	+$58,993	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$26,282 1-year earnings	-$8,068	falls short	$18,182	insufficient data	27
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$35,179 1-year earnings	+$829	clears the bar	$18,625	22.5 yrs	25
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,675	+$43,325	clears the bar	$19,248	0.4 yrs	23
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,992 1-year earnings	+$2,642	clears the bar	$25,496	9.7 yrs	21
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$40,214 1-year earnings	+$5,864	clears the bar	$39,936	6.8 yrs	17
Education	Master's Degree	$48,255 1-year earnings	+$13,905	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$52,962 1-year earnings	+$18,612	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Theatre	Master's Degree	$53,911 1-year earnings	+$19,561	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,862	+$18,512	clears the bar	$13,856	0.7 yrs	8
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$62,470	+$28,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$61,853	+$27,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$84,716	+$50,366	clears the bar	$84,816	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1,132
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	165
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nanotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.