Which Florida psychology program has the lowest debt?

University of Florida reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,897, with first-year pay of $26,003.

How much do psychology graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 24 Florida psychology bachelor's programs is $30,179 in the first year after graduating and $44,672 five years after.

How many psychology bachelor's programs are in Florida?

24 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

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

24 programs report first-year pay
24 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Psychology, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida psychology bachelor's program pays its graduates $30,179 in their first year, $1,300 less than the national median. Saint Leo University reports the highest first-year pay ($36,139), and University of Florida the lowest median debt ($16,897).

Median first-year pay$30,179National $31,479

Median pay after 5 years$44,672National $49,019

Median federal debt$23,675National $25,624

Debt-to-earnings80%National 78%

All 24 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	Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo · private nonprofit	$36,139	$41,906	$32,461	90%
2	Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach · private nonprofit	$35,403	$48,631	$25,281	71%
3	USFTampa · public	$32,438	$46,565	$21,267	66%
4	Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$32,346	$42,533	$49,688	154%
5	Stetson UniversityDeLand · private nonprofit	$31,041	$47,029	$23,675	76%
6	University of TampaTampa · private nonprofit	$31,016	$50,692	$25,730	83%
7	UCFOrlando · public	$31,013	$46,522	$19,432	63%
8	FAUBoca Raton · public	$30,765	$46,691	$18,250	59%
9	Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria · private nonprofit	$30,640	$41,989	$18,500	60%
10	University of MiamiCoral Gables · private nonprofit	$30,417	$54,136	$18,500	61%
11	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$30,367	$49,829	$19,500	64%
12	FIUMiami · public	$30,218	$48,400	$18,750	62%
13	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$30,140	$54,829	$19,000	63%
14	FAMUTallahassee · public	$29,264	$38,750	$24,984	85%
15	Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine · private nonprofit	$28,893	$42,536	$25,075	87%
16	Rollins CollegeWinter Park · private nonprofit	$28,364	$43,119	$27,000	95%
17	Florida Southern CollegeLakeland · private nonprofit	$28,316	$52,304	$25,500	90%
18	Barry UniversityMiami · private nonprofit	$27,743	$42,937	$26,875	97%
19	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$27,563	$40,013	$17,915	65%
20	Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens · private nonprofit	$27,548	$39,525	$32,500	118%
21	Southeastern UniversityLakeland · private nonprofit	$26,915	$42,171	$25,000	93%
22	University of FloridaGainesville · public	$26,003	$57,099	$16,897	65%
23	Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg · private nonprofit	$25,930	$41,947	$27,000	104%
24	Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$24,711	$46,225	$23,000	93%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida psychology 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 24 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 psychology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$85,610

Median pay in Florida. 3,040 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $55,480Top 10%: $259,990

Social Science Research Assistants

$50,700

Median pay in Florida. 1,130 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $33,190Top 10%: $81,520

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$193,950

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 300 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Common questions

Saint Leo University in Saint Leo reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,139. Its median federal debt is $32,461.

Psychology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked875 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 psychology 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