University of South Florida

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Of 103 assessed programs, 100 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 117 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,122
$30k to $48k	$5,444
$48k to $75k	$9,326
$75k to $110k	$15,224
$110k and up	$18,497
All families (average)	$9,812

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.

103 of 220 programs could be assessed 47% 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
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,395	+$15,045	clears the bar	$18,273	1.2 yrs	1,249
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,452	+$22,102	clears the bar	$19,948	0.9 yrs	1,044
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,257	+$12,907	clears the bar	$17,651	1.4 yrs	811
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,694	+$50,344	clears the bar	$15,250	0.3 yrs	497
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,883	+$19,533	clears the bar	$17,464	0.9 yrs	427
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,953	+$56,603	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	411
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$112,594	+$78,244	clears the bar	$32,976	0.4 yrs	378
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$73,933	+$39,583	clears the bar	$16,691	0.4 yrs	371
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$65,269	+$30,919	clears the bar	$16,703	0.5 yrs	370
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,810	+$19,460	clears the bar	$18,323	0.9 yrs	329
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$64,838	+$30,488	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	326
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$78,918	+$44,568	clears the bar	$17,529	0.4 yrs	304
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,587	+$25,237	clears the bar	$23,446	0.9 yrs	239
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$34,105 1-year earnings	-$245	falls short	$16,530	insufficient data	233
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,249	+$53,899	clears the bar	$22,586	0.4 yrs	223
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$61,045	+$26,695	clears the bar	$28,286	1.1 yrs	214
Nursing	Master's Degree	$116,242	+$81,892	clears the bar	$52,931	0.6 yrs	212
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$83,227	+$48,877	clears the bar	$16,578	0.3 yrs	210
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$53,560	+$19,210	clears the bar	$19,250	1.0 yrs	202
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,820	+$30,470	clears the bar	$17,900	0.6 yrs	181
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,273	+$44,923	clears the bar	$38,100	0.8 yrs	181
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,650	+$17,300	clears the bar	$18,577	1.1 yrs	165
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$97,089	+$62,739	clears the bar	$180,457	2.9 yrs	165
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,007	+$32,657	clears the bar	$18,649	0.6 yrs	158
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,178	+$10,828	clears the bar	$16,500	1.5 yrs	148
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,378	+$17,028	clears the bar	$17,750	1.0 yrs	143
Social Work	Master's Degree	$56,830	+$22,480	clears the bar	$30,750	1.4 yrs	141
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,093	+$17,743	clears the bar	$17,916	1.0 yrs	138
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$52,161	+$17,811	clears the bar	$34,910	2.0 yrs	129
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$53,991	+$19,641	clears the bar	$17,500	0.9 yrs	118
Computer Systems Analysis	Master's Degree	$115,356	+$81,006	clears the bar	$24,256	0.3 yrs	116
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,387	+$60,037	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	111
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$43,976	+$9,626	clears the bar	$17,750	1.8 yrs	110
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,936	+$13,586	clears the bar	$17,624	1.3 yrs	106
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,969	+$13,619	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	99
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,275	+$67,925	clears the bar	$23,500	0.3 yrs	95
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	$64,880	+$30,530	clears the bar	$29,657	1.0 yrs	95
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,999	+$24,649	clears the bar	$16,204	0.7 yrs	93
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,820	+$4,470	clears the bar	$22,457	5.0 yrs	92
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$96,827	+$62,477	clears the bar	$34,129	0.5 yrs	86
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,789	+$50,439	clears the bar	$21,625	0.4 yrs	85
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$114,398	+$80,048	clears the bar	$20,907	0.3 yrs	81
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$67,543	+$33,193	clears the bar	$61,500	1.9 yrs	81
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$57,164	+$22,814	clears the bar	$36,034	1.6 yrs	77
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,451	+$18,101	clears the bar	$15,727	0.9 yrs	76
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$59,942	+$25,592	clears the bar	$16,750	0.7 yrs	70
Accounting	Master's Degree	$94,391	+$60,041	clears the bar	$18,980	0.3 yrs	66
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$66,141	+$31,791	clears the bar	$17,343	0.5 yrs	64
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$65,422	+$31,072	clears the bar	$50,555	1.6 yrs	62
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$43,813	+$9,463	clears the bar	$14,250	1.5 yrs	61
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,283	+$9,933	clears the bar	$19,027	1.9 yrs	57
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$84,486	+$50,136	clears the bar	$67,058	1.3 yrs	56
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,040	+$55,690	clears the bar	$20,521	0.4 yrs	55
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$65,597 1-year earnings	+$31,247	clears the bar	$28,068	0.9 yrs	55
Marketing	Master's Degree	$59,323 1-year earnings	+$24,973	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,379	+$13,029	clears the bar	$18,062	1.4 yrs	53
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$58,877	+$24,527	clears the bar	$28,570	1.2 yrs	52
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,054	+$74,704	clears the bar	$23,172	0.3 yrs	52
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,978	+$68,628	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,600	+$26,250	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	49
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$85,202	+$50,852	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$70,317	+$35,967	clears the bar	$25,778	0.7 yrs	45
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$65,845	+$31,495	clears the bar	$43,148	1.4 yrs	39
Information Science	Master's Degree	$93,933	+$59,583	clears the bar	$28,391	0.5 yrs	36
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$59,125	+$24,775	clears the bar	$21,502	0.9 yrs	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$55,074	+$20,724	clears the bar	$59,036	2.8 yrs	35
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,967	+$34,617	clears the bar	$17,599	0.5 yrs	34
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	$85,594	+$51,244	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,628	+$23,278	clears the bar	$19,000	0.8 yrs	32
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,472	+$26,122	clears the bar	$24,405	0.9 yrs	32
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,561	+$15,211	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$127,663	+$93,313	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$59,328	+$24,978	clears the bar	$37,750	1.5 yrs	28
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$62,465	+$28,115	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$85,380	+$51,030	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$70,885	+$36,535	clears the bar	$39,162	1.1 yrs	26
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$45,671	+$11,321	clears the bar	$22,342	2.0 yrs	25
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$113,870	+$79,520	clears the bar	$34,545	0.4 yrs	25
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	$200,931	+$166,581	clears the bar	$98,636	0.6 yrs	25
Architecture	Master's Degree	$70,924	+$36,574	clears the bar	$59,989	1.6 yrs	24
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,071	+$39,721	clears the bar	$11,792	0.3 yrs	23
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$53,756	+$19,406	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Music	Master's Degree	$46,862	+$12,512	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$54,944	+$20,594	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Journalism	Master's Degree	$69,612	+$35,262	clears the bar	$36,404	1.0 yrs	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$54,770	+$20,420	clears the bar	$17,000	0.8 yrs	17
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$33,269	-$1,081	falls short	$21,927	insufficient data	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,190	+$21,840	clears the bar	$46,889	2.1 yrs	15
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$57,695	+$23,345	clears the bar	$20,997	0.9 yrs	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,778	+$20,428	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$113,606	+$79,256	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,115	+$11,765	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,411	+$24,061	clears the bar	$38,277	1.6 yrs	12
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$93,064	+$58,714	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$79,536	+$45,186	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$43,971	+$9,621	clears the bar	$19,504	2.0 yrs	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$60,986	+$26,636	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Services	Master's Degree	$59,322	+$24,972	clears the bar	$32,300	1.3 yrs	9
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$33,249 1-year earnings	-$1,101	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,759	+$17,409	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$127,778	+$93,428	clears the bar	$38,646	0.4 yrs	3
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$90,869	+$56,519	clears the bar	$46,914	0.8 yrs	2
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$67,173	+$32,823	clears the bar	$29,953	0.9 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	162
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9

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.