Which Florida electrical engineering program has the lowest debt?

Florida State reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,750, with first-year pay of $72,425.

How much do electrical engineering graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 10 Florida electrical engineering bachelor's programs is $73,962 in the first year after graduating and $96,486 five years after.

How many electrical engineering bachelor's programs are in Florida?

10 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

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

10 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida electrical engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $73,962 in their first year, $3,967 less than the national median. University of Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($85,243), and Florida State the lowest median debt ($15,750).

Median first-year pay$73,962National $77,928

Median pay after 5 years$96,486National $99,155

Median federal debt$21,544National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings28%National 32%

All 10 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	$85,243	$104,143	$21,544	25%
2	USFTampa · public	$78,825	$98,101	$24,000	30%
3	Embry-Riddle Daytona BeachDaytona Beach · private nonprofit	$78,016	Not reported	$25,000	32%
4	FAUBoca Raton · public	$76,520	$92,511	$22,250	29%
5	UCFOrlando · public	$75,498	$99,495	$26,880	36%
6	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$72,425	$96,486	$15,750	22%
7	FIUMiami · public	$71,447	$95,194	$19,600	27%
8	Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland · public	$70,375	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	University of North FloridaJacksonville · public	$68,285	$92,420	$17,601	26%
10	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$64,978	$92,915	$17,978	28%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida electrical engineering 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 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Florida$85,243
USF$78,825
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach$78,016
FAU$76,520
UCF$75,498

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 electrical engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$170,740

Median pay in Florida. 8,710 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $116,900Top 10%: $251,590

Electrical Engineers

$104,780

Median pay in Florida. 9,220 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,090Top 10%: $164,210

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

$116,860

Median pay in Florida. 5,280 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $80,240Top 10%: $172,970

Computer Hardware Engineers

$134,160

Median pay in Florida. 3,290 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $77,680Top 10%: $203,510

Common questions

University of Florida in Gainesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $85,243. Its median federal debt is $21,544.

Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked247 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 electrical engineering 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