Which Florida ecology and evolution program has the lowest debt?

University of Miami reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,500, with first-year pay of $23,504.

How much do ecology and evolution graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 7 Florida ecology and evolution bachelor's programs is $26,616 in the first year after graduating and $39,430 five years after.

How many ecology and evolution bachelor's programs are in Florida?

7 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

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

7 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida ecology and evolution bachelor's program pays its graduates $26,616 in their first year, $2,658 less than the national median. Nova Southeastern University reports the highest first-year pay ($31,114), and University of Miami the lowest median debt ($16,500).

Median first-year pay$26,616National $29,274

Median pay after 5 years$39,430National $47,081

Median federal debt$23,400National $23,291

Debt-to-earnings85%National 75%

All 7 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	Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$31,114	Not reported	$23,549	76%
2	University of TampaTampa · private nonprofit	$29,603	$45,714	$26,705	90%
3	Stetson UniversityDeLand · private nonprofit	$28,195	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Florida Southern CollegeLakeland · private nonprofit	$26,616	Not reported	$23,250	87%
5	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$25,299	$39,430	$20,731	82%
6	University of MiamiCoral Gables · private nonprofit	$23,504	$37,392	$16,500	70%
7	Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg · private nonprofit	$21,980	$39,386	$27,000	123%

Stetson University reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida ecology and evolution 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 6 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 ecology and evolution, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$94,940

Median pay in Florida. 6,490 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $64,630Top 10%: $208,090

Natural Sciences Managers

$112,220

Median pay in Florida. 4,370 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $62,660Top 10%: $216,330

Biological Technicians

$48,700

Median pay in Florida. 3,170 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $36,050Top 10%: $78,130

Statisticians

$108,040

Median pay in Florida. 550 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $54,600Top 10%: $189,530

Common questions

Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale reports the highest median first-year pay, $31,114. Its median federal debt is $23,549.

Ecology and Evolution (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked60 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 ecology and evolution 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