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

# University of Florida

Gainesville, 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 | $71,588 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $47,083 – $106,122 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 91% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,523 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $43,588 | derived |

**91% 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 $14,000 (≈ 20% 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 $16,602 to $236,746 across 126 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | Master's Degree | $236,746 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Doctoral Degree | $152,752 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $123,668 | not reported |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $105,121 | $237,788 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $98,110 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $95,886 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $94,054 | $139,182 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $93,755 | $37,402 |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $90,155 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $86,540 | $38,383 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $84,353 | not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Master's Degree | $84,239 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $79,657 | $48,278 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $79,279 | $29,640 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,743 | $20,447 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,677 | $15,000 |
| Systems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,217 | $19,750 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Master's Degree | $72,862 | $20,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,850 | $19,600 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,430 | $20,650 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $72,375 | not reported |
| Real Estate. | Master's Degree | $71,902 | not reported |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,213 | $14,869 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,098 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Master's Degree | $70,029 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $67,716 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,197 | $18,131 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,726 | $17,416 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $66,704 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral Degree | $65,917 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $65,026 | $40,050 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $63,602 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $63,348 | $67,785 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $62,651 | $54,485 |
| Plant Sciences. | Master's Degree | $62,327 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Master's Degree | $62,050 | $29,879 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,005 | $18,609 |
| Fire Protection. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,715 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,614 | $16,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,076 | $18,625 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $59,605 | $71,483 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,482 | $16,681 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,796 | $20,732 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,734 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $56,568 | $41,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,269 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,025 | $21,000 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $56,019 | $44,685 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $55,575 | $180,021 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $53,495 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $51,737 | $41,000 |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,971 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $50,902 | $41,000 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Doctoral Degree | $50,105 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,414 | $29,671 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,309 | $13,191 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $48,907 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $48,729 | $29,188 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $48,339 | $29,111 |
| Soil Sciences. | Master's Degree | $47,734 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,557 | $15,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Doctoral Degree | $46,428 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,403 | $15,250 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $46,342 | $46,838 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | Master's Degree | $46,340 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,380 | $15,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $45,356 | $31,447 |
| Forestry. | Master's Degree | $44,696 | not reported |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Master's Degree | $43,995 | $24,046 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $43,714 | $24,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $43,645 | $20,672 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,267 | $19,839 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $42,986 | not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,963 | $15,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,180 | $13,650 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $42,110 | $36,319 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,935 | $16,111 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,235 | $15,321 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,395 | $19,737 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $37,939 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Doctoral Degree | $37,847 | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Master's Degree | $37,312 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $37,172 | not reported |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,136 | $16,454 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,672 | $16,407 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $34,002 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,795 | $16,172 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,896 | $13,000 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,521 | $15,500 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,036 | $13,015 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,008 | $15,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,849 | $18,657 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,778 | $15,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,613 | $15,523 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,990 | $22,692 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,868 | $15,224 |
| Sustainability Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,586 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,878 | $15,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $27,334 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,805 | $16,896 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,610 | $15,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,279 | $17,758 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,242 | $15,454 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,055 | $11,625 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,985 | $17,413 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,888 | $15,000 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,513 | not reported |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,994 | $18,953 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,721 | $14,800 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,610 | $17,603 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,761 | $14,942 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,033 | $16,598 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,915 | $15,591 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,293 | $13,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,127 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $21,297 | $46,536 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,265 | $14,491 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,118 | $20,200 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,021 | $16,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,456 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,245 | $16,046 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,888 | $13,750 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,586 | $14,824 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,077 | $16,776 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,785 | $15,000 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,602 | $16,500 |

## 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 Florida by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?134130

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