University of Florida majors, earnings & debt

University of Florida offers 93 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Graduates in Computer Engineering earn the most: a median $128,140 four years after graduating. Earnings below are for this school's own graduates in each major, not national averages.

All UF majors by area

Science & Math · 22 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Statistics$59,619$98,409$14,783
Mathematics$46,036$93,022$16,675
Physiology$24,588$73,679$16,888
Geology / Earth Science$40,691$69,943$24,757
Physics—$68,682$13,750
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$27,994$64,285$16,446
Food Science and Technology—$64,078—
Environmental Science / Conservation$34,454$62,683$20,500
Sustainability Studies$39,261$61,281$15,250
Chemistry$25,418$56,179$14,824
Biology$24,713$53,645$16,536
Plant Sciences$36,372$53,270$12,281
Forestry$26,838$48,755$15,512
Animal Sciences$31,294$47,724$16,475
Zoology / Animal Biology$23,809$41,961$20,625
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$23,715$40,434$20,872
Agricultural and Food Products Processing———
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services———
Astronomy and Astrophysics———
Botany / Plant Biology———
Marine Sciences———
Soil Sciences———
Engineering · 17 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Computer Engineering$87,949$128,140$22,562
Systems Engineering$85,698$122,299$19,250
Chemical Engineering$87,164$109,607$20,050
Construction Engineering Technology / Technician$79,410$109,139$14,738
Electrical Engineering$85,243$107,543$21,544
Mechanical Engineering$76,228$97,113$18,131
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical / Space Engineering$70,760$94,375$19,573
Biological / Biosystems Engineering$46,917$89,799—
Biomedical Engineering$60,524$88,078$20,253
Materials Engineering$79,200$87,779—
Civil Engineering$72,889$86,453$20,121
Environmental Engineering$62,480$80,635$23,000
Engineering-Related Technologies / Technicians$59,013$78,933—
Architecture$40,542$67,399$19,843
Agricultural Engineering———
Landscape Architecture———
Nuclear Engineering———
Humanities & Languages · 16 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Spanish / French / Romance Languages$27,578$65,765$13,000
International / Global Studies$29,043$59,432$12,000
History$27,360$54,448$19,022
Philosophy$24,048$52,656$17,217
Ethnic / Gender Studies$26,198$51,791$22,875
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$33,854$50,633$20,205
English$26,917$49,046$16,950
Linguistics$30,205$48,198$19,912
Area Studies———
Classics———
East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)———
Geography and Environmental Studies———
German———
Liberal Arts / General Studies———
Religious Studies———
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Social Sciences & Public Service · 9 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Fire Protection$86,740$97,839$12,296
Political Science$31,574$70,434$16,068
Geography$43,856$67,276$18,600
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$41,046$64,497$18,606
Criminology$35,096$57,953$19,500
Psychology$26,003$57,053$16,897
Human Development and Family Studies$35,759$51,497$17,296
Sociology$33,611$51,039$18,929
Anthropology$29,036$47,348$14,639
Health & Medicine · 8 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Nursing$73,711$79,839$19,934
Health Sciences$23,493$74,152$15,686
Public Health$30,056$68,605$17,580
Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$26,539$65,370$15,000
Dietetics—$62,145$19,764
Kinesiology / Exercise Science$39,717$60,497$19,982
Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)———
Nutrition Science$21,031—$17,182
Business & Finance · 7 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Management Science / Analytics$60,290$109,220$18,625
Finance$70,663$106,153$17,954
Accounting$65,144$94,941$18,003
Marketing$56,454$92,626$15,574
Economics$42,349$89,075$15,851
Business Administration$52,032$82,615$16,811
Agricultural Business$49,371$70,862$16,218
Arts & Design · 6 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$43,144$65,656$19,839
Music$22,559$61,446—
Visual and Performing Arts$30,629$47,546$17,983
Dance$16,639$42,624$16,500
Theatre$16,318$41,707$15,142
Studio Art$23,793$39,332$16,863
Education · 4 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Education (Subject Teaching)$47,572$55,284$15,275
Education (Elementary / Secondary)$46,209$53,079$18,063
Education———
Special Education———
Communications & Media · 3 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Public Relations and Advertising$42,099$69,600$17,439
Broadcasting / Digital Media$33,178$62,227$17,916
Journalism$38,164$58,150$17,054
Technology & Computing · 1 major
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences$90,651$126,268$16,000

College Scorecard field of study, latest release: median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 1 and 4 years after graduating; median federal loan debt. — means too few graduates to report.

From major to career

Business Administration → Management analyst

$78,850
Gainesville
$88,610
Florida
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035. Typical entry education: bachelor's degree.

BLS OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Public Relations and Advertising → Public relations specialist

$62,050
Gainesville
$63,660
Florida
$74,750
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job. U.S. jobs projected to grow 1.8% from 2025 to 2035. Typical entry education: bachelor's degree.

BLS OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Across all majors, former UF students earn a median $71,588 ten years after starting college, more than 95% of Florida colleges we cover. 91% graduate within six years.

UF majors questions

How many majors does UF offer?

University of Florida offers 93 bachelor's majors across 10 areas; the most majors are in Science & Math and Engineering.

What is the highest-paying major at UF?

Computer Engineering graduates from University of Florida earn a median $128,140 four years after graduating, the highest of the 72 majors with reported earnings. Their median debt is $22,562.

Which UF majors earn the least?

Among majors with reported earnings, Studio Art graduates earn the least: a median $39,332 four years after graduating.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (field of study); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections). Back to University of Florida overview