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

Orlando, FL · Public · 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 | $58,308 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,654 – $85,651 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 78% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,133 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,308 | derived |

**78% 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 $15,000 (≈ 26% 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 $18,545 to $84,940 across 76 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $84,940 | $27,242 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $84,914 | $29,403 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $79,949 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Doctoral Degree | $72,227 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $72,081 | $40,236 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,357 | $18,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $69,692 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $69,188 | $84,816 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,266 | $22,511 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,314 | $23,269 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,142 | $20,250 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,377 | $24,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,467 | $17,950 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,872 | $20,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,816 | $13,366 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,767 | $20,160 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $56,731 | $34,676 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $56,422 | $187,833 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,873 | $23,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,221 | $19,248 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $54,873 | $48,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,386 | $50,337 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $52,153 | $35,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $50,982 | $45,474 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $50,125 | $28,915 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $49,617 | $24,649 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,096 | $17,584 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $48,816 | $33,348 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,003 | $17,750 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Master's Degree | $47,909 | $34,926 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Master's Degree | $47,409 | $54,516 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $47,251 | not reported |
| Real Estate. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,392 | $17,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $45,304 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $45,067 | $39,367 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,527 | $18,914 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $44,292 | $36,780 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $44,246 | $31,249 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $44,201 | $40,798 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $42,070 | $39,107 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,528 | $16,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,310 | $20,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,903 | $18,750 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,802 | $17,992 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,572 | $13,856 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,253 | $44,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,040 | $18,691 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,528 | $17,883 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,731 | $16,875 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,436 | $18,810 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,362 | $17,903 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,990 | $18,750 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $33,917 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,232 | $17,148 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,979 | $19,408 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,594 | $18,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,676 | $16,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,415 | $17,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,768 | $22,606 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,892 | $22,481 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,452 | $18,890 |
| Legal Support Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,392 | not reported |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,746 | $14,284 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,552 | $16,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,164 | $16,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,156 | not reported |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,020 | $10,750 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,828 | $18,562 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,544 | $17,992 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,177 | $18,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,850 | $20,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,170 | $18,787 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,485 | $19,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,970 | $20,104 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,746 | $19,839 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,545 | $19,500 |

## 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 University of Central Florida by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?132903

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