University of Florida Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Fine and Studio Arts
- Public university
- Gainesville, FL
- About 88 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Florida fine and studio arts graduates earn about what fine and studio arts graduates earn nationally, $23,793 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $16,863 in federal loans, less than at 89% of fine and studio arts programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying fine and studio arts degrees in Florida.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all fine and studio arts bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Florida graduates earn less than the national figure and about $13,680 less than the Florida median. Several Florida programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida fine and studio arts program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 19% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $12,755 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $179 a month, or 9.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
79% of graduates (62 of 78) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Gainesville area are about 3% below the national average, so a $23,793 salary here buys what about $24,597 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to fine and studio arts, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$60,410Median pay in Florida. 49,810 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Property Appraisers and Assessors
$65,620Median pay in Florida. 2,830 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Art Directors
$99,660Median pay in Florida. 2,520 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Photographers
$42,640Median pay in Florida. 4,390 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About University of Florida
Fine and Studio Arts ranks 64th of 70 bachelor's programs at University of Florida by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer and Information Science ($90,651), Computer Engineering ($87,949), and Chemical Engineering ($87,164).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $23,793 one year after graduating and $28,324 five years after. The median across fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Florida is $23,559.
The median federal loan balance is $16,863, which ranks 3rd lowest of 12 fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $179 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 71% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 97%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Florida programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 79% (62 of 78) were working in Florida one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the fine and studio arts program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024