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

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Human Services, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida human services bachelor's program pays its graduates $36,107 in their first year, $258 less than the national median. Florida State College at Jacksonville reports the highest first-year pay ($39,173), and Indian River State College the lowest median debt ($13,583).

Median first-year pay$36,107National $36,365
Median pay after 5 years$39,344National $44,785
Median federal debt$28,156National $30,726
Debt-to-earnings81%National 83%

All 5 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.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida human services 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 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Florida State College at Jacksonville$39,173
  2. Saint Leo University$36,312
  3. Indian River State College$36,107
  4. USF$33,351
  5. Southeastern University$32,373

Lowest median debt

  1. Indian River State College$13,583
  2. Southeastern University$26,121
  3. USF$28,156
  4. Florida State College at Jacksonville$30,726
  5. Saint Leo University$50,406

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Indian River State College38%
  2. Florida State College at Jacksonville78%
  3. Southeastern University81%
  4. USF84%
  5. Saint Leo University139%

"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 human services, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Social and Human Service Assistants

$44,410

Median pay in Florida. 22,670 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $34,180Top 10%: $59,460

Social and Community Service Managers

$76,050

Median pay in Florida. 8,600 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $48,080Top 10%: $132,510

Common questions

Florida State College at Jacksonville in Jacksonville reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,173. Its median federal debt is $30,726.

Related pages

Human Services (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked69 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 human services 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024