Which Florida accounting program has the lowest debt?

Indian River State College reports the lowest median federal debt, $13,526, with first-year pay of $43,624.

How much do accounting graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 17 Florida accounting bachelor's programs is $51,301 in the first year after graduating and $68,963 five years after.

How many accounting bachelor's programs are in Florida?

17 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Accounting (Bachelor's) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

17 programs report first-year pay
17 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida accounting bachelor's program pays its graduates $51,301 in their first year, $2,758 less than the national median. University of Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($65,144), and Indian River State College the lowest median debt ($13,526).

Median first-year pay$51,301National $54,059

Median pay after 5 years$68,963National $71,308

Median federal debt$19,786National $24,958

Debt-to-earnings39%National 45%

All 17 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of FloridaGainesville · public	$65,144	$88,563	$18,003	28%
2	University of North FloridaJacksonville · public	$58,514	$77,318	$22,615	39%
3	FAUBoca Raton · public	$56,600	$68,963	$19,431	34%
4	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$55,626	$89,416	$18,625	33%
5	UCFOrlando · public	$55,203	$76,442	$19,736	36%
6	FIUMiami · public	$54,963	$80,112	$18,625	34%
7	USFTampa · public	$54,371	$69,308	$20,439	38%
8	University of TampaTampa · private nonprofit	$52,690	$87,359	$25,250	48%
9	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$51,301	$68,267	$14,910	29%
10	Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine · private nonprofit	$49,896	$65,142	$19,537	39%
11	Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo · private nonprofit	$49,811	$61,482	$32,125	64%
12	Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne · private nonprofit	$48,888	$48,933	$42,124	86%
13	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$44,370	$58,098	$19,786	45%
14	Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce · public	$43,624	$54,075	$13,526	31%
15	Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$42,923	$55,456	$52,447	122%
16	Florida National UniversityHialeah · private for-profit	$40,526	$52,878	$43,195	107%
17	Florida Southern CollegeLakeland · private nonprofit	$36,669	Not reported	$24,187	66%

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida accounting 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 the 17 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to accounting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Accountants and Auditors

$79,250

Median pay in Florida. 91,000 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 115,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,280Top 10%: $131,930

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$49,330

Median pay in Florida. 88,670 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 144,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $36,680Top 10%: $72,260

Financial Managers

$153,280

Median pay in Florida. 48,910 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $79,450Top 10%: $303,790

Financial and Investment Analysts

$94,490

Median pay in Florida. 23,900 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,620Top 10%: $155,470

Common questions

University of Florida in Gainesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $65,144. Its median federal debt is $18,003.

Accounting (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked636 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the accounting bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024