Which Florida health sciences program has the lowest debt?

University of Florida reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,686, with first-year pay of $23,493.

How much do health sciences graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 14 Florida health sciences bachelor's programs is $31,182 in the first year after graduating and $54,094 five years after.

How many health sciences bachelor's programs are in Florida?

14 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

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

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida health sciences bachelor's program pays its graduates $31,182 in their first year, $3,416 less than the national median. Seminole State College of Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($46,328), and University of Florida the lowest median debt ($15,686).

Median first-year pay$31,182National $34,598

Median pay after 5 years$54,094National $56,837

Median federal debt$23,242National $26,674

Debt-to-earnings73%National 75%

All 14 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	Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · public	$46,328	Not reported	$23,319	50%
2	Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$41,965	$51,426	$53,935	129%
3	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$39,603	$51,114	$23,385	59%
4	University of North FloridaJacksonville · public	$36,199	$53,431	$17,500	48%
5	USFTampa · public	$34,073	$56,599	$22,500	66%
6	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$33,871	$53,523	$18,772	55%
7	FAUBoca Raton · public	$32,257	Not reported	$20,425	63%
8	Stetson UniversityDeLand · private nonprofit	$30,106	$54,094	$24,500	81%
9	AdventHealth UniversityOrlando · private nonprofit	$29,287	$51,979	$27,166	93%
10	FAMUTallahassee · public	$27,553	$44,896	$27,750	101%
11	UCFOrlando · public	$27,531	$58,955	$21,746	79%
12	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$27,277	Not reported	$23,242	85%
13	University of TampaTampa · private nonprofit	$26,672	$57,850	$27,000	101%
14	University of FloridaGainesville · public	$23,493	$81,169	$15,686	67%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida health sciences 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 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Seminole State College of Florida$46,328
Keiser University$41,965
University of West Florida$39,603
University of North Florida$36,199
USF$34,073

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 health sciences, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Health Education Specialists

$46,360

Median pay in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $29,990Top 10%: $94,040

Community Health Workers

$45,420

Median pay in Florida. 1,220 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $31,350Top 10%: $69,630

Common questions

Seminole State College of Florida in Sanford reports the highest median first-year pay, $46,328. Its median federal debt is $23,319.

Health Sciences (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked146 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 health sciences 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