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title: The University of Tampa — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Tampa, FL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# The University of Tampa

Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $59,436 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,879 – $87,838 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $51,614 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.32× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,436 | derived |

**64% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,750 (≈ 32% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,105 to $89,985 across 31 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $89,985 | $39,491 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,264 | $36,180 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,038 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,246 | $20,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $57,891 | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $52,823 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,611 | $24,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,568 | $25,250 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $46,656 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $44,231 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,708 | $23,327 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,633 | $21,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,177 | $24,250 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,562 | $25,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,146 | $23,375 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,635 | $24,601 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,278 | $23,250 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $33,801 | $20,502 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,690 | not reported |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,473 | $23,250 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,178 | $26,941 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,140 | $22,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,159 | $23,250 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $28,417 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,461 | $24,589 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,017 | $25,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,931 | $21,030 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,808 | $23,948 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,423 | $20,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,540 | $26,449 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,105 | $25,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore The University of Tampa by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?137847

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