Which USF major has the lowest debt?

Chemistry graduates leave with a median of $16,013 in federal loans, the lowest among 49 USF bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does USF cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,410 a year, and $17,324 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,812 a year.

How many USF programs report graduate pay?

54 bachelor's programs at USF report first-year pay, and 49 of them also report federal debt.

USF Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of South Florida
Public university
Tampa, FL
37,207 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

54 USF bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($83,660), and Dance the least ($16,389). The median program pays $37,283.

In-state tuition and fees$6,410Per year. Out-of-state $17,324

Average net price after aid$9,812Per year

Graduation rate77%Within 6 years

Admission rate43%Of applicants

All 54 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$83,660	$99,737	$27,250	2nd of 12
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$78,825	$98,101	$24,000	2nd of 10
3	NursingAbout 479 graduates a year	$72,879	$85,063	$22,452	31st of 44
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 73 graduates a year	$70,659	$84,431	$24,500	3rd of 4
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 83 graduates a year	$70,047	$80,617	$23,000	2nd of 9
6	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 177 graduates a year	$70,046	$91,161	$23,783	4th of 12
7	Industrial EngineeringAbout 71 graduates a year	$69,672	$89,514	$24,633	4th of 4
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 281 graduates a year	$61,046	$91,728	$24,489	7th of 20
9	Management Information SystemsAbout 189 graduates a year	$55,972	$82,726	$18,494	4th of 8
10	AccountingAbout 244 graduates a year	$54,371	$69,308	$20,439	7th of 17
11	Special EducationAbout 5 graduates a year	$50,975	$52,875	Not reported	3rd of 9
12	Teacher EducationAbout 142 graduates a year	$50,442	$49,950	$20,995	7th of 32
13	FinanceAbout 465 graduates a year	$49,906	$72,549	$19,542	10th of 14
14	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$48,565	$61,397	$24,002	1st of 2
15	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 98 graduates a year	$47,698	$51,927	$20,375	6th of 11
16	EconomicsAbout 200 graduates a year	$47,351	$63,195	$22,925	4th of 11
17	PhysicsAbout 32 graduates a year	$46,094	$78,010	$22,750	2nd of 2
18	Business AdministrationAbout 44 graduates a year	$45,966	$55,006	$21,751	19th of 51
19	BusinessAbout 297 graduates a year	$45,357	$59,627	$19,572	3rd of 6
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 219 graduates a year	$45,230	$52,747	$30,676	4th of 11
21	International BusinessAbout 50 graduates a year	$44,096	$55,651	$16,936	5th of 6
22	MathematicsAbout 30 graduates a year	$43,011	$55,118	$24,122	6th of 8
23	StatisticsAbout 35 graduates a year	$41,285	$70,904	$17,548	4th of 4
24	MarketingAbout 384 graduates a year	$40,575	$63,056	$19,431	12th of 16
25	GeographyAbout 16 graduates a year	$39,259	$59,516	Not reported	2nd of 3
26	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 18 graduates a year	$38,938	$54,896	$17,500	4th of 8
27	Social WorkAbout 78 graduates a year	$37,458	$46,115	$21,875	3rd of 9
28	CriminologyAbout 387 graduates a year	$37,108	$51,831	$20,302	3rd of 7
29	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 136 graduates a year	$36,048	$49,650	$18,840	2nd of 12
30	Writing and RhetoricAbout 27 graduates a year	$35,634	$54,382	Not reported	1st of 4
31	Political ScienceAbout 209 graduates a year	$34,965	$58,714	$20,609	6th of 15
32	Hospitality ManagementAbout 18 graduates a year	$34,703	$51,031	$23,656	4th of 9
33	CommunicationsAbout 285 graduates a year	$34,530	$51,525	$20,500	9th of 16
34	Social SciencesAbout 112 graduates a year	$34,427	$45,753	$24,095	2nd of 5
35	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 183 graduates a year	$34,105	Not reported	$17,082	8th of 11
36	Health SciencesAbout 1,078 graduates a year	$34,073	$56,599	$22,500	5th of 14
37	Public HealthAbout 204 graduates a year	$33,575	$53,182	$22,345	7th of 8
38	SociologyAbout 61 graduates a year	$33,516	$48,972	$25,721	7th of 10
39	HistoryAbout 141 graduates a year	$33,474	$46,194	$23,015	3rd of 11
40	Human ServicesAbout 87 graduates a year	$33,351	$44,642	$28,156	4th of 5
41	EntrepreneurshipAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,249	$46,737	Not reported	4th of 4
42	PsychologyAbout 905 graduates a year	$32,438	$46,565	$21,267	3rd of 24
43	MicrobiologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$32,135	$59,711	$19,503	1st of 3
44	International RelationsAbout 64 graduates a year	$30,977	$55,427	$18,250	5th of 7
45	EnglishAbout 157 graduates a year	$30,696	$42,211	$20,500	1st of 13
46	ChemistryAbout 63 graduates a year	$29,399	$58,727	$16,013	5th of 7
47	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 68 graduates a year	$28,658	Not reported	$16,500	3rd of 3
48	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 156 graduates a year	$28,425	$49,517	$22,208	1st of 4
49	BiologyAbout 1,197 graduates a year	$27,034	$59,949	$19,750	13th of 24
50	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 99 graduates a year	$24,818	$36,035	$22,500	4th of 12
51	TheatreAbout 22 graduates a year	$24,732	$35,949	$26,849	1st of 14
52	AnthropologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$24,331	$43,346	$21,888	5th of 6
53	PhilosophyAbout 21 graduates a year	$21,168	$57,476	Not reported	5th of 5
54	DanceAbout 20 graduates a year	$16,389	Not reported	$24,545	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Florida programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$83,660
Electrical Engineering$78,825
Nursing$72,879
Chemical Engineering$70,659
Civil Engineering$70,047

Lowest median debt

Chemistry$16,013
Linguistics and Language Studies$16,500
International Business$16,936
Public Relations and Advertising$17,082
Design and Applied Arts$17,500

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 1,197 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 1,078 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 905 graduates a year
NursingAbout 479 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 465 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $83,660 in their first year, the most of 54 USF bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels